diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cd56ba1d..c01a2a13 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -222,18 +222,6 @@ cmake --build build
 
 The `nheko` binary will be located in the `build` directory.
 
-#### Nix
-
-Download the repo as mentioned above and run
-
-```bash
-nix-build
-```
-
-in the project folder. This will output a binary to `result/bin/nheko`.
-
-You can also install nheko by running `nix-env -f . -i`
-
 #### Windows
 
 After installing all dependencies, you need to edit the `CMakeSettings.json` to
diff --git a/default.nix b/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ccfb2578..00000000
--- a/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-with import <nixpkgs> {};
-libsForQt5.callPackage ./package.nix {}
-
diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bd72ddba..00000000
--- a/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, qtbase, qttranslations, qtmultimedia, lmdb, cmake }:
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "0.5.2";
-  name = "nheko-${version}";
-  src = builtins.filterSource
-    (path: type:
-      let name = baseNameOf path;
-      in !((type == "directory" && (name == ".git" || name == "build")) ||
-           (type == "symlink" && name == "result") ))
-    ./.;
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-  buildInputs = [ qtbase qttranslations qtmultimedia lmdb ];
-  installPhase = "install -Dm755 nheko $out/bin/nheko";
-}
-