diff --git a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/xwaitforwindow.nix b/krebs/5pkgs/simple/xwaitforwindow.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 41ce65022..000000000
--- a/krebs/5pkgs/simple/xwaitforwindow.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{ writeDashBin, xdotool, xorg }:
-writeDashBin "xwaitforwindow" ''
-  # usage: xwaitforwindow ARGS
-  # see xdotool search for possible ARGS
-  # example: xwaitforwindow -name WINDOWNAME
-  set -efu
-
-  if id=$(${xdotool}/bin/xdotool search "$@"); then
-    printf 'waiting for window %#x\n' "$id" >&2
-    exec ${xorg.xprop}/bin/xprop -spy -id "$id" >/dev/null
-  else
-    printf 'no window found with xdotool search %s\n' "$*" >&2
-    exit 1
-  fi
-''