diff --git a/gnu/packages/databases.scm b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
index bb670ae0cfd..501f315c615 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/databases.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/databases.scm
@@ -3040,43 +3040,6 @@ a simpler and less verbose API for working with ODBC.  Common tasks should be
 easy, requiring concise and simple code.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
-(define-public nanodbc-for-irods
-  (package
-    (inherit nanodbc)
-    (arguments
-     `(#:tests? #false
-       #:configure-flags
-       '("-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
-         ;; The tests require ODBC backends to be installed.
-         "-DNANODBC_DISABLE_TESTS=ON"
-         "-DCMAKE_CXX_COMPILER=clang++"
-         "-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS=-stdlib=libc++"
-         "-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS=-lc++abi")
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-after 'set-paths 'adjust-CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH
-           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (let ((gcc (assoc-ref inputs "gcc")))
-               (setenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"
-                       (string-join
-                        (cons (string-append (assoc-ref inputs "libcxx")
-                                             "/include/c++/v1")
-                              ;; Hide GCC's C++ headers so that they do not interfere with
-                              ;; the Clang headers.
-                              (delete (string-append gcc "/include/c++")
-                                      (string-split (getenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH")
-                                                    #\:)))
-                        ":"))
-               (format #true
-                       "environment variable `CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH' changed to ~a~%"
-                       (getenv "CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH"))))))))
-    (properties `((hidden? . #true)))
-    (inputs
-     `(("unixodbc" ,unixodbc)
-       ("libcxx" ,libcxx+libcxxabi-6)
-       ("libcxxabi" ,libcxxabi-6)
-       ("clang" ,clang-6)))))
-
 (define-public unqlite
   (package
     (name "unqlite")