diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index fb6b4262568e..ae7a3a783d3f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -108,7 +108,6 @@
   ./programs/oblogout.nix
   ./programs/plotinus.nix
   ./programs/qt5ct.nix
-  ./programs/rootston.nix
   ./programs/screen.nix
   ./programs/sedutil.nix
   ./programs/slock.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/rootston.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/rootston.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 842d9e6cfb48..000000000000
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/rootston.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-{ config, pkgs, lib, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-
-let
-  cfg = config.programs.rootston;
-
-  rootstonWrapped = pkgs.writeScriptBin "rootston" ''
-    #! ${pkgs.runtimeShell}
-    if [[ "$#" -ge 1 ]]; then
-      exec ${pkgs.rootston}/bin/rootston "$@"
-    else
-      ${cfg.extraSessionCommands}
-      exec ${pkgs.rootston}/bin/rootston -C ${cfg.configFile}
-    fi
-  '';
-in {
-  options.programs.rootston = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption ''
-      rootston, the reference compositor for wlroots. The purpose of rootston
-      is to test and demonstrate the features of wlroots (if you want a real
-      Wayland compositor you should e.g. use Sway instead). You can manually
-      start the compositor by running "rootston" from a terminal'';
-
-    extraSessionCommands = mkOption {
-      type = types.lines;
-      default = "";
-      example = ''
-        # Define a keymap (US QWERTY is the default)
-        export XKB_DEFAULT_LAYOUT=de,us
-        export XKB_DEFAULT_VARIANT=nodeadkeys
-        export XKB_DEFAULT_OPTIONS=grp:alt_shift_toggle,caps:escape
-      '';
-      description = ''
-        Shell commands executed just before rootston is started.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    extraPackages = mkOption {
-      type = with types; listOf package;
-      default = with pkgs; [
-        westonLite xwayland rofi
-      ];
-      defaultText = literalExample ''
-        with pkgs; [
-          westonLite xwayland rofi
-        ]
-      '';
-      example = literalExample "[ ]";
-      description = ''
-        Extra packages to be installed system wide.
-      '';
-    };
-
-    config = mkOption {
-      type = types.str;
-      default = ''
-        [keyboard]
-        meta-key = Logo
-
-        # Sway/i3 like Keybindings
-        # Maps key combinations with commands to execute
-        # Commands include:
-        # - "exit" to stop the compositor
-        # - "exec" to execute a shell command
-        # - "close" to close the current view
-        # - "next_window" to cycle through windows
-        [bindings]
-        Logo+Shift+e = exit
-        Logo+q = close
-        Logo+m = maximize
-        Alt+Tab = next_window
-        Logo+Return = exec weston-terminal
-        Logo+d = exec rofi -show run
-      '';
-      description = ''
-        Default configuration for rootston (used when called without any
-        parameters).
-      '';
-    };
-
-    configFile = mkOption {
-      type = types.path;
-      default = "/etc/rootston.ini";
-      example = literalExample "${pkgs.rootston}/etc/rootston.ini";
-      description = ''
-        Path to the default rootston configuration file (the "config" option
-        will have no effect if you change the path).
-      '';
-    };
-  };
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    environment.etc."rootston.ini".text = cfg.config;
-    environment.systemPackages = [ rootstonWrapped ] ++ cfg.extraPackages;
-
-    hardware.opengl.enable = mkDefault true;
-    fonts.enableDefaultFonts = mkDefault true;
-    programs.dconf.enable = mkDefault true;
-  };
-
-  meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ primeos gnidorah ];
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2355c2085752..cfdeae1d67a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17197,7 +17197,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wlc = callPackage ../development/libraries/wlc { };
   wlroots = callPackage ../development/libraries/wlroots { };
-  rootston = wlroots.bin;
+
   orbment = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/orbment { };
 
   sway = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/sway { };