diff --git a/rules/base.xml.in b/rules/base.xml.in
index b5de7420..0a0ca458 100644
--- a/rules/base.xml.in
+++ b/rules/base.xml.in
@@ -3027,12 +3027,6 @@
             </languageList>
           </configItem>
         </variant>
-        <variant>
-          <configItem>
-            <name>qwerty</name>
-            <_description>German (qwerty)</_description>
-          </configItem>
-        </variant>
         <variant>
           <configItem>
             <name>ru</name>
diff --git a/symbols/de b/symbols/de
index 616b9130..7e052986 100644
--- a/symbols/de
+++ b/symbols/de
@@ -485,21 +485,6 @@ xkb_symbols "dsb_qwertz"
 	key <AD09> { [              o,              O,         oacute,         Oacute ] };
 };
 
-partial alphanumeric_keys 
-xkb_symbols "qwerty" {
- 
-    // This layout should work exactly as a de with the exception 
-    // of 'Z' and 'Y' keys, which are in the qwerty style (ie. swapped).
-    // 2008 by Matej Košík <kosik@fiit.stuba.sk>
-    
-    include "de(basic)"
-
-    name[Group1] = "German (qwerty)";
-
-    key <AB01>	{ [         z,          Z,     leftarrow,         yen ]	};
-    key <AD06>	{ [         y,          Y, guillemotleft,        less ]	};
-};
-
 // layout for Russian letters on an german keyboard
 // based on US-RU layout by Ivan Popov <pin@konvalo.org> 2005-07-17
 // adopted for german layout by Alexey Fisher <bug-track@fisher-privat.net> 2010-08-19