diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index d08bdaf9b8..c83f3eb71e 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -20950,24 +20950,6 @@ deserialized from environment variables.")
      `(#:cargo-inputs
        (("rust-backtrace" ,rust-backtrace-0.3))))))
 
-(define-public rust-error-chain-0.8
-  (package
-    (inherit rust-error-chain-0.11)
-    (name "rust-error-chain")
-    (version "0.8.1")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (crate-uri "error-chain" version))
-       (file-name
-        (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
-       (sha256
-        (base32
-         "0ijxazr966gjvckl3yrkcziazk3ryrfc466m84p9m2iq314y0c39"))))
-    (arguments
-     `(#:cargo-inputs
-       (("rust-backtrace" ,rust-backtrace-0.3))))))
-
 (define-public rust-error-code-2
   (package
     (name "rust-error-code")