diff --git a/nix/.SRCINFO b/nix/.SRCINFO
deleted file mode 100644
index 9cdb871..0000000
--- a/nix/.SRCINFO
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-pkgbase = nix
-	pkgdesc = A purely functional package manager
-	pkgver = 2.3.14
-	pkgrel = 1
-	url = https://nixos.org/nix
-	install = nix.install
-	arch = i686
-	arch = x86_64
-	arch = armv7h
-	license = LGPL
-	makedepends = bzip2
-	makedepends = openssl
-	depends = gc
-	depends = libsodium
-	depends = boost
-	depends = brotli
-	depends = editline
-	optdepends = archlinux-nix: tools to help with setup of Nix
-	source = https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-2.3.14/nix-2.3.14.tar.xz
-	source = https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-2.3.14/nix-2.3.14.tar.xz.asc
-	source = ldflags.patch
-	validpgpkeys = B541D55301270E0BCF15CA5D8170B4726D7198DE
-	sha256sums = 713a0c9d9537f94a637a28979c6ddc973f739fc5e4f936c1ed46ea98b32b9459
-	sha256sums = SKIP
-	sha256sums = 42350237d98785b30b0ee099405f2f1f7412f8a816162c22bd232ed3dbbe0305
-
-pkgname = nix
diff --git a/nix/PKGBUILD b/nix/PKGBUILD
deleted file mode 100644
index c99e5b0..0000000
--- a/nix/PKGBUILD
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-# Maintainer: Alastair Pharo <asppsa at gmail dot com>
-# Co-Maintainer: Bert Peters <bert@bertptrs.nl>
-# Contributor: Felix Morgner <felix.morgner@gmail.com>
-# Contributor: Vlad M. <vlad@archlinux.net>
-# Contributor: Mario Rodas
-# Contributor: Oozyslug <oozyslug at gmail dot com>
-# Contributor: koral <koral at mailoo dot org>
-# Contributor: Anders Bennehag
-
-pkgname=nix
-pkgver=2.3.14
-pkgrel=1
-pkgdesc="A purely functional package manager"
-arch=('i686' 'x86_64' 'armv7h')
-url="https://nixos.org/nix"
-license=('LGPL')
-depends=('gc' 'libsodium' 'boost' 'brotli' 'editline')
-optdepends=('archlinux-nix: tools to help with setup of Nix')
-makedepends=('bzip2' 'openssl')
-install=nix.install
-validpgpkeys=('B541D55301270E0BCF15CA5D8170B4726D7198DE')
-source=("https://nixos.org/releases/nix/nix-$pkgver/nix-$pkgver.tar.xz"{,.asc}
-        'ldflags.patch')
-sha256sums=('713a0c9d9537f94a637a28979c6ddc973f739fc5e4f936c1ed46ea98b32b9459'
-            'SKIP'
-            '42350237d98785b30b0ee099405f2f1f7412f8a816162c22bd232ed3dbbe0305')
-
-prepare() {
-  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-  patch --forward --strip=1 --input="${srcdir}/ldflags.patch"
-}
-
-build () {
-  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-  CXXFLAGS='-D_GLIBCXX_USE_CXX11_ABI=0' ./configure --prefix=/usr \
-              --libexecdir="/usr/lib/$pkgname" \
-              --sysconfdir=/etc \
-              --enable-gc
-  make
-}
-
-package() {
-  cd "$pkgname-$pkgver"
-  make DESTDIR="$pkgdir" install
-  install -Dm644 COPYING "$pkgdir/usr/share/licenses/$pkgname/LICENSE"
-}
diff --git a/nix/ldflags.patch b/nix/ldflags.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a2c4e1..0000000
--- a/nix/ldflags.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/mk/libraries.mk b/mk/libraries.mk
-index 307e29b9d05..25cb1b81da6 100644
---- a/mk/libraries.mk
-+++ b/mk/libraries.mk
-@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ define build-library
-     ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
-       $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -Wl,-rpath,$$(abspath $$(_d))
-     endif
--    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -L$$(_d) -l$$(patsubst lib%,%,$$(strip $$($(1)_NAME)))
-+    # -L and -l might conflict with previously-installed libraries. Instead
-+    #  pass the file directly to the linker.
-+    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE += -Wl,$$(_d)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
- 
-     $(1)_INSTALL_PATH := $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
- 
-@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ define build-library
-     $$($(1)_INSTALL_PATH): $$($(1)_OBJS) $$(_libs_final) | $(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/
- 	$$(trace-ld) $(CXX) -o $$@ -shared $$(LDFLAGS) $$(GLOBAL_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_OBJS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS) $$($(1)_LDFLAGS_PROPAGATED) $$(foreach lib, $$($(1)_LIBS), $$($$(lib)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED))
- 
--    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -L$$(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR) -l$$(patsubst lib%,%,$$(strip $$($(1)_NAME)))
-+    $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -Wl,$$(DESTDIR)$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)/$$($(1)_NAME).$(SO_EXT)
-     ifneq ($(OS), Darwin)
-       ifeq ($(SET_RPATH_TO_LIBS), 1)
-         $(1)_LDFLAGS_USE_INSTALLED += -Wl,-rpath,$$($(1)_INSTALL_DIR)
diff --git a/nix/nix.install b/nix/nix.install
deleted file mode 100644
index e07213e..0000000
--- a/nix/nix.install
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-install_info() {
-  echo "Nix is installed but no configuration has been done to make it work."
-  echo "You may wish to install the archlinux-nix package from AUR to help set"
-  echo "things up."
-  echo
-  echo "For more information on how to use nix, check out Part III of the Nix Manual:"
-  echo
-  echo "    https://nixos.org/nix/manual/#chap-package-management"
-  echo
-}
-
-remove_info() {
-  echo "You may wish to do some clean up:"
-  echo
-  echo "1. delete /nix folder"
-  echo "   # rm -r /nix"
-  echo
-  echo "2. delete the config dir"
-  echo "   # rm -r /etc/nix"
-  echo
-  echo "3. you may also want to delete nix-related files from users' home dirs"
-  echo "   # rm -r /root/.nix-* /home/*/.nix-*"
-  echo
-}
-
-post_install() {
-  install_info
-}
-
-post_remove() {
-  remove_info
-}