diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygobject/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygobject/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 14acb15e03b5..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygobject/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, python, buildPythonPackage, pkg-config, glib, isPy3k, pythonAtLeast }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "pygobject";
-  version = "2.28.7";
-  format = "other";
-  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.9";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/pygobject/2.28/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0nkam61rsn7y3wik3vw46wk5q2cjfh2iph57hl9m39rc8jijb7dv";
-  };
-
-  outputs = [ "out" "devdoc" ];
-
-  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-    ./pygobject-2.0-fix-darwin.patch
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/raw/f2975d5bbbc2459c661905c5a850cc661fa32f55/python/py-gobject/files/py-gobject-dynamic_lookup-11.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-mtlyu+La3+iC5iQAmVJzDA5E35XGaRQy/EKXzvrWRCg=";
-      extraPrefix = "";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  configureFlags = [ "--disable-introspection" ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib ];
-
-  # in a "normal" setup, pygobject and pygtk are installed into the
-  # same site-packages: we need a pth file for both. pygtk.py would be
-  # used to select a specific version, in our setup it should have no
-  # effect, but we leave it in case somebody expects and calls it.
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (!isPy3k) ''
-    mv $out/lib/${python.libPrefix}/site-packages/{pygtk.pth,${pname}-${version}.pth}
-
-    # Prevent wrapping of codegen files as these are meant to be
-    # executed by the python program
-    chmod a-x $out/share/pygobject/*/codegen/*.py
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://pygobject.readthedocs.io/";
-    description = "Python bindings for GLib";
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/gtkme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/gtkme/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bc23854d95c8..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/gtkme/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, pkg-config
-, gobject-introspection
-, pygobject3
-, gtk3
-, glib
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "gtkme";
-  version = "1.5.3";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-NIUgnbfcHjbPfsH3CF2Bywo8owrdsi1wqDoMxOa+2U4=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config gobject-introspection gtk3 ];
-  buildInputs = [ pygobject3 glib ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gtk3 ];
-
-  pythonImportsCheck = [
-    "gtkme"
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Manages an Application with Gtk windows, forms, lists and other complex items easily";
-    homepage = "https://gitlab.com/doctormo/gtkme";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [
-      revol-xut
-    ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/idna/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/idna/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a1c1dc271f1..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/idna/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, pytestCheckHook
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "idna";
-  version = "2.10";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "b307872f855b18632ce0c21c5e45be78c0ea7ae4c15c828c20788b26921eb3f6";
-  };
-
-  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/kjd/idna/";
-    description = "Internationalized Domain Names in Applications (IDNA)";
-    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygobject/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygobject/default.nix
index ce9410eaf8b5..2a09002976b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygobject/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygobject/default.nix
@@ -1,33 +1,48 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, buildPythonPackage, pkg-config, glib, gobject-introspection,
-pycairo, cairo, which, ncurses, meson, ninja, isPy3k, gnome }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, python, buildPythonPackage, pkg-config, glib, isPy3k, pythonAtLeast }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pygobject";
-  version = "3.36.1";
-
+  version = "2.28.7";
   format = "other";
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.9";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0b9CgC0c7BE7Wtqg579/N0W0RSHcIWNYjSdtXNYdcY8=";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/pygobject/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "0nkam61rsn7y3wik3vw46wk5q2cjfh2iph57hl9m39rc8jijb7dv";
   };
 
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "devdoc" ];
 
-  mesonFlags = [
-    "-Dpython=python${if isPy3k then "3" else "2" }"
+  patches = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    ./pygobject-2.0-fix-darwin.patch
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/macports/macports-ports/raw/f2975d5bbbc2459c661905c5a850cc661fa32f55/python/py-gobject/files/py-gobject-dynamic_lookup-11.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-mtlyu+La3+iC5iQAmVJzDA5E35XGaRQy/EKXzvrWRCg=";
+      extraPrefix = "";
+    })
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config meson ninja gobject-introspection ];
-  buildInputs = [ glib gobject-introspection ]
-                 ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ which ncurses ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pycairo cairo ];
+  configureFlags = [ "--disable-introspection" ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [ glib ];
+
+  # in a "normal" setup, pygobject and pygtk are installed into the
+  # same site-packages: we need a pth file for both. pygtk.py would be
+  # used to select a specific version, in our setup it should have no
+  # effect, but we leave it in case somebody expects and calls it.
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (!isPy3k) ''
+    mv $out/${python.sitePackages}/{pygtk.pth,${pname}-${version}.pth}
+
+    # Prevent wrapping of codegen files as these are meant to be
+    # executed by the python program
+    chmod a-x $out/share/pygobject/*/codegen/*.py
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://pygobject.readthedocs.io/";
-    description = "Python bindings for Glib";
+    description = "Python bindings for GLib";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ orivej ];
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pygobject/pygobject-2.0-fix-darwin.patch b/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygobject/pygobject-2.0-fix-darwin.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python-modules/pygobject/pygobject-2.0-fix-darwin.patch
rename to pkgs/development/python2-modules/pygobject/pygobject-2.0-fix-darwin.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 821073b9c781..30d2c3c5e0d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7918,8 +7918,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pygmt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygmt { };
 
-  pygobject2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygobject { };
-
   pygobject3 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pygobject/3.nix {
     # inherit (pkgs) meson won't work because it won't be spliced
     inherit (pkgs.buildPackages) meson;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index 8e22a787dada..c5f47d24f7ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -21,12 +21,8 @@ with self; with super; {
 
   futures = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/futures { };
 
-  gtkme = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/gtkme { };
-
   hypothesis = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/hypothesis { };
 
-  idna = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/idna { };
-
   importlib-metadata = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/importlib-metadata { };
 
   jinja2 = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/jinja2 { };
@@ -47,9 +43,7 @@ with self; with super; {
     inherit (pkgs.buildPackages) meson;
   };
 
-  pygobject3 = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/pygobject {
-    inherit (pkgs) meson;
-  };
+  pygobject2 = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/pygobject { };
 
   pygtk = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/pygtk { };