diff --git a/gnu/packages/music.scm b/gnu/packages/music.scm
index 6d8da850c5..05c62ce8d4 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/music.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/music.scm
@@ -618,69 +618,6 @@ playing your music.")
                 ;; qocoa is under MIT and CC by-sa for the icons.
                 license:cc-by-sa3.0)))))
 
-(define-public ctrlr
-  ;; The latest release from 2021 does not have a build system.
-  (let ((commit "8aa00d82127acda42ad9ac9b7b479461e9436aa4")
-        (revision "1"))
-    (package
-      (name "ctrlr")
-      (version (git-version "5.5.9" revision commit))
-      (source (origin
-                (method git-fetch)
-                (uri (git-reference
-                      (url "https://github.com/RomanKubiak/ctrlr")
-                      (commit commit)))
-                (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-                (sha256
-                 (base32
-                  "1lpfkjp9y0wh2kj02isv8ixnxn3wyvrxhkx0rybwzswfiz5kqdlm"))))
-      (build-system cmake-build-system)
-      (arguments
-       (list
-        #:tests? #false                 ;there are none
-        #:phases
-        #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
-            (add-after 'unpack 'pre-configure
-              (lambda _
-                ;; Override default location of fonts.conf.  Without this no
-                ;; fonts will be rendered at all.
-                (substitute* "JUCE/modules/juce_graphics/native/juce_linux_Fonts.cpp"
-                  (("/usr/share/fonts/fonts.conf")
-                   "/run/current-system/profile/etc/fonts/fonts.conf"))
-                ;; Do not build the VST or AU plugins, because these require
-                ;; external proprietary SDKs.
-                (substitute* "CMakeLists.txt"
-                  (("juce_set_vst2_sdk_path.*") "")
-                  (("FORMATS VST3 VST AU Standalone")
-                   "FORMATS Standalone")
-                  ;; BFD also need -liberty.
-                  (("list\\(APPEND ctrlrLibs \"bfd\"\\)" m)
-                   (string-append m "
-list(APPEND ctrlrLibs \"iberty\")")))))
-            ;; The install target doesn't install ctrlr but JUCE helpers.
-            (replace 'install
-              (lambda _
-                (install-file "ctrlr_artefacts/RelWithDebInfo/Standalone/ctrlr"
-                              (string-append #$output "/bin")))))))
-      (inputs
-       (list alsa-lib
-             boost
-             eudev
-             freetype
-             libiberty
-             libx11
-             webkitgtk-for-gtk3))
-      (native-inputs
-       (list pkg-config))
-      (home-page "https://ctrlr.org/")
-      (synopsis "Control any MIDI-enabled hardware")
-      (description "This package provides a tool to control any MIDI-enabled
-hardware such as synthesizers, drum machines, samplers, or effects.  It lets
-you create custom user interfaces for your MIDI hardware.")
-      (license (list license:gpl2+
-                     license:gpl3       ;JUCE
-                     license:bsd-3)))))
-
 (define-public qmmp
   (package
     (name "qmmp")