diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml
index 14161532a16e..9cf86ac29bd3 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1709.xml
@@ -136,6 +136,12 @@ rmdir /var/lib/ipfs/.ipfs
       being dead and not building with openssl 1.1.
     </para>
   </listitem>
+  <listitem>
+    <para>
+      <literal>wvdial</literal> package and module were removed. This is due to the project
+      being dead and not building with openssl 1.1.
+    </para>
+  </listitem>
 </itemizedlist>
 
 <para>Other notable improvements:</para>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
index f707f038dd78..6062bf623e75 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/module-list.nix
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@
   ./programs/venus.nix
   ./programs/vim.nix
   ./programs/wireshark.nix
-  ./programs/wvdial.nix
   ./programs/xfs_quota.nix
   ./programs/xonsh.nix
   ./programs/zsh/oh-my-zsh.nix
diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/wvdial.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/wvdial.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ed929ed4afa..000000000000
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/wvdial.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-# Global configuration for wvdial.
-
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-
-let
-
-  configFile = ''
-    [Dialer Defaults]
-    PPPD PATH = ${pkgs.ppp}/sbin/pppd
-    ${config.environment.wvdial.dialerDefaults}
-  '';
-
-  cfg = config.environment.wvdial;
-
-in
-{
-  ###### interface
-
-  options = {
-
-    environment.wvdial = {
-
-      dialerDefaults = mkOption {
-        default = "";
-        type = types.str;
-        example = ''Init1 = AT+CGDCONT=1,"IP","internet.t-mobile"'';
-        description = ''
-          Contents of the "Dialer Defaults" section of
-          <filename>/etc/wvdial.conf</filename>.
-        '';
-      };
-
-      pppDefaults = mkOption {
-        default = ''
-          noipdefault
-          usepeerdns
-          defaultroute
-          persist
-          noauth
-        '';
-        type = types.str;
-        description = "Default ppp settings for wvdial.";
-      };
-
-    };
-
-  };
-
-  ###### implementation
-
-  config = mkIf (cfg.dialerDefaults != "") {
-
-    environment = {
-
-      etc =
-      [
-        { source = pkgs.writeText "wvdial.conf" configFile;
-          target = "wvdial.conf";
-        }
-        { source = pkgs.writeText "wvdial" cfg.pppDefaults;
-          target = "ppp/peers/wvdial";
-        }
-      ];
-
-    };
-
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wvdial/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wvdial/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7decd42b376b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/wvdial/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, wvstreams, pkgconfig }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "wvdial-1.61";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://wvstreams.googlecode.com/files/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0mzcrv8mc60gbdrixc9k8ammbslvjb9x2cs50yf1jq67aabapzsg";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ wvstreams pkgconfig ];
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    find -type f | xargs sed -i 's@/bin/bash@bash@g'
-    export makeFlags="prefix=$out"
-    # not sure about this line
-    sed -i 's@/etc/ppp/peers@$out/etc/ppp/peers@' Makefile.in
-
-    sed -e '1i#include <unistd.h>' -i $(find . -name '*.cc')
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "A dialer that automatically recognises the modem";
-    homepage = http://alumnit.ca/wiki/index.php?page=WvDial;
-    license = "LGPL";
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.marcweber ];
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index afacaba3e257..6136e12a12ac 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14254,8 +14254,6 @@ with pkgs;
   wireshark-qt = wireshark-cli.override { withQt = true; };
   wireshark = wireshark-qt;
 
-  wvdial = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/wvdial { };
-
   fbida = callPackage ../applications/graphics/fbida { };
 
   fdupes = callPackage ../tools/misc/fdupes { };