diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index 8df5d87476..cb228c9200 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -1347,22 +1347,6 @@ Python's @code{random.seed}.")
 (define-public python2-pytest-runner
   (package-with-python2 python-pytest-runner))
 
-;; python-bleach 3.1.0 requires this ancient version of pytest-runner.
-;; Remove once no longer needed.
-(define-public python-pytest-runner-2
-  (package
-    (inherit python-pytest-runner)
-   (version "2.12.2")
-   (source (origin
-             (method url-fetch)
-             (uri (pypi-uri "pytest-runner" version))
-             (sha256
-              (base32
-               "11ivjj9hfphkv4yfb2g74av4yy86y8gcbf7gbif0p1hcdfnxg3w6"))))))
-
-(define-public python2-pytest-runner-2
-  (package-with-python2 python-pytest-runner-2))
-
 (define-public python-pytest-lazy-fixture
   (package
     (name "python-pytest-lazy-fixture")