diff --git a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/extension.js b/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/extension.js
deleted file mode 100644
index 3f984b5a..00000000
--- a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/extension.js
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/* exported init */
-const { Meta } = imports.gi;
-
-const { ThumbnailsBox } = imports.ui.workspaceThumbnail;
-
-class Extension {
-    constructor() {
-        this._origUpdateSwitcherVisibility =
-            ThumbnailsBox.prototype._updateSwitcherVisibility;
-    }
-
-    enable() {
-        global.workspace_manager.override_workspace_layout(
-            Meta.DisplayCorner.TOPLEFT,
-            false,
-            1,
-            -1);
-
-        ThumbnailsBox.prototype._updateSwitcherVisibility = function () {
-            this.hide();
-        };
-    }
-
-    disable() {
-        global.workspace_manager.override_workspace_layout(
-            Meta.DisplayCorner.TOPLEFT,
-            false,
-            -1,
-            1);
-
-        ThumbnailsBox.prototype._updateSwitcherVisibility =
-            this._origUpdateSwitcherVisibility;
-    }
-}
-
-function init() {
-    return new Extension();
-}
diff --git a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/meson.build b/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/meson.build
deleted file mode 100644
index 48504f63..00000000
--- a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/meson.build
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-extension_data += configure_file(
-  input: metadata_name + '.in',
-  output: metadata_name,
-  configuration: metadata_conf
-)
diff --git a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/metadata.json.in b/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/metadata.json.in
deleted file mode 100644
index f109e068..00000000
--- a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/metadata.json.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-{
-"extension-id": "@extension_id@",
-"uuid": "@uuid@",
-"settings-schema": "@gschemaname@",
-"gettext-domain": "@gettext_domain@",
-"name": "Horizontal workspaces",
-"description": "Use a horizontal workspace layout",
-"shell-version": [ "@shell_current@" ],
-"url": "@url@"
-}
diff --git a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/stylesheet.css b/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/stylesheet.css
deleted file mode 100644
index 25134b65..00000000
--- a/extensions/horizontal-workspaces/stylesheet.css
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/* This extensions requires no special styling */
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 90b617f7..d34cfd41 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ uuid_suffix = '@gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com'
 
 classic_extensions = [
   'apps-menu',
-  'horizontal-workspaces',
   'places-menu',
   'launch-new-instance',
   'window-list'