diff --git a/gnu/packages/gobby.scm b/gnu/packages/gobby.scm
index d175fd59068..075438cdec3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gobby.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gobby.scm
@@ -99,45 +99,6 @@
 documents in one session.  Obby is used by the Gobby collaborative editor.")
     (license license:gpl2+)))
 
-;; Although there is a newer version of Gobby defined below, the protocols are
-;; incompatible; you need Gobby 0.4 if you want to connect to servers running
-;; the 0.4 protocol.
-(define-public gobby-0.4
-  (package
-    (name "gobby")
-    (version "0.4.13")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (string-append "http://releases.0x539.de/gobby/gobby-"
-                                  version ".tar.gz"))
-              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "0w8q01lf6bcdz537b29m7rwlbc7k87b12vnpm1h6219ypvzqkgcc"))))
-    (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (native-inputs
-     (list pkg-config intltool))
-    (inputs
-     `(("libxml++-2" ,libxml++-2)
-       ("gnutls" ,gnutls)
-       ("gtkmm-2" ,gtkmm-2)
-       ("gtksourceview-2" ,gtksourceview-2)
-       ("libnet6" ,libnet6)
-       ("obby" ,obby)))
-    (arguments
-     ;; Required by libsigc++.
-     `(#:configure-flags '("CXXFLAGS=-std=c++11")))
-    (home-page "https://gobby.github.io/")
-    (synopsis "Collaborative editor")
-    (description
-     "Collaborative editor that supports multiple documents in one session and
-a multi-user chat.  Gobby allows multiple users to edit the same document
-together over the internet in real-time.
-
-This is the older 0.4 version of Gobby.  Use this version only if you need to
-connect to a server running the old 0.4 protocol.")
-    (license license:gpl2+)))
-
 (define-public gobby
   (package
     (name "gobby")