diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix
index 84e97c4f6de8..285d7b607e7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libressl/default.nix
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ let
 
 in {
 
-  libressl_2_8 = generic {
-    version = "2.8.3";
-    sha256 = "0xw4z4z6m7lyf1r4m2w2w1k7as791c04ygnfk4d7d0ki0h9hnr4v";
-  };
-
   libressl_2_9 = generic {
     version = "2.9.2";
     sha256 = "1m6mz515dcbrbnyz8hrpdfjzdmj1c15vbgnqxdxb89g3z9kq3iy4";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 52b74482f166..845218461b2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13099,7 +13099,6 @@ in
   openvdb = callPackage ../development/libraries/openvdb {};
 
   inherit (callPackages ../development/libraries/libressl { })
-    libressl_2_8
     libressl_2_9
     libressl_3_0;