diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 9b3d8a832939..832befdc3ec3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7650,19 +7650,6 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  pytest_6_1 = self.pytest_6.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
-    version = "6.1.2";
-    src = oldAttrs.src.override {
-      inherit version;
-      sha256 = "c0a7e94a8cdbc5422a51ccdad8e6f1024795939cc89159a0ae7f0b316ad3823e";
-    };
-
-    postPatch = ''
-      substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
-        --replace "pluggy>=0.12,<1.0" "pluggy>=0.12,<2.0"
-    '';
-  });
-
   pytest-aio = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-aio { };
 
   pytest-aiohttp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-aiohttp { };