diff --git a/gnu/packages/golang.scm b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
index 39d98afb45..4ffcfadd42 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/golang.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/golang.scm
@@ -4240,43 +4240,6 @@ which satisfies the cron expression.")
     (description "Go library for ini files")
     (license license:asl2.0)))
 
-(define-public go-gopkg-in-yaml-v2
-  (package
-    (name "go-gopkg-in-yaml-v2")
-    (version "2.4.0")
-    (source
-      (origin
-        (method git-fetch)
-        (uri (git-reference
-               (url "https://gopkg.in/yaml.v2.git")
-               (commit (string-append "v" version))))
-        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-        (sha256
-         (base32
-          "1pbmrpj7gcws34g8vwna4i2nhm9p6235piww36436xhyaa10cldr"))
-        (modules '((guix build utils)))
-        (snippet
-         '(begin
-            ;; https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml/issues/441 and
-            ;; https://github.com/go-yaml/yaml/pull/442
-            ;; Don't assume 64-bit wide integers
-            (substitute* "decode_test.go"
-              (("bin: (-0b1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000)" all number)
-               (string-append "int64_min_base2: " number))
-              (("map\\[string\\]interface\\{\\}\\{\"bin\": -9223372036854775808\\}")
-               "map[string]int64{\"int64_min_base2\": math.MinInt64}"))))))
-    (build-system go-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     '(#:import-path "gopkg.in/yaml.v2"))
-    (native-inputs
-     (list go-gopkg-in-check-v1))
-    (home-page "https://gopkg.in/yaml.v2")
-    (synopsis "YAML reader and writer for the Go language")
-    (description
-     "This package provides a Go library for encode and decode YAML
-values.")
-    (license license:asl2.0)))
-
 (define-public go-gopkg-in-yaml-v3
   (package
     (name "go-gopkg-in-yaml-v3")