diff --git a/nixos/tests/mongodb.nix b/nixos/tests/mongodb.nix
index 67347541dd66..c26dc3ac32d3 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/mongodb.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/mongodb.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }:
     nodes = {
       node = {...}: {
         environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-          mongodb-4_0
           mongodb-4_2
           mongodb-4_4
           mongodb-5_0
@@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import ./make-test-python.nix ({ pkgs, ... }:
     testScript = ''
       node.start()
     ''
-      + runMongoDBTest pkgs.mongodb-4_0
       + runMongoDBTest pkgs.mongodb-4_2
       + runMongoDBTest pkgs.mongodb-4_4
       + runMongoDBTest pkgs.mongodb-5_0
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
index 7be4064dd7f3..2f06e8f42ce6 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/mongodb.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ let
       mozjsVersion = "60";
       mozjsReplace = "defined(HAVE___SINCOS)";
 
-    } else if versionAtLeast version "4.2" then rec {
+    } else rec {
       python = scons.python.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
         pyyaml
         cheetah3
@@ -61,17 +61,7 @@ let
       mozjsVersion = "60";
       mozjsReplace = "defined(HAVE___SINCOS)";
 
-    } else rec {
-      python = scons.python.withPackages (ps: with ps; [
-        setuptools
-        typing
-        cheetah3
-      ]);
-
-      scons = sconsPackages.scons_3_1_2;
-      mozjsVersion = "45";
-      mozjsReplace = "defined(HAVE_SINCOS)";
-   };
+    };
 
   system-libraries = [
     "boost"
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/v4_0.nix b/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/v4_0.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1235123c94a2..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/nosql/mongodb/v4_0.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, callPackage, fetchpatch, lib, sasl, boost, Security, CoreFoundation, cctools }:
-
-let
-  buildMongoDB = callPackage ./mongodb.nix {
-    inherit sasl;
-    inherit boost;
-    inherit Security;
-    inherit CoreFoundation;
-    inherit cctools;
-  };
-in buildMongoDB {
-  version = "4.0.27";
-  sha256 = "sha256-ct33mnK4pszhYM4Is7j0GZQRyi8i8Qmy0wcklyq5LjM=";
-  patches = [
-    ./forget-build-dependencies.patch
-    ./mozjs-45_fix-3-byte-opcode.patch
-    ./patches/mongodb-4.0-glibc-2.34.patch # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/171928
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "mongodb-4.4.1-gcc11.patch";
-      url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gentoo/gentoo/7168257cad6ea7c4856b01c5703d0ed5b764367c/dev-db/mongodb/files/mongodb-4.4.1-gcc11.patch";
-      sha256 = "sha256-RvfCP462RG+ZVjcb23DgCuxCdfPl2/UgH8N7FgCghGI=";
-    })
-  ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
-      (fetchpatch {
-        name = "fix double link of isNamedError.";
-        url = "https://github.com/mongodb/mongo/commit/9c6751b9765d269b667324bb2efe1ca76a916d20.patch";
-        sha256 = "sha256-4mcafqhBh7039ocEI9d/gXWck51X68PqtWtz4dapwwI=";
-       })
-    ];
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 7041d012f4b2..81a6f04ba71c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -956,6 +956,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   monero = monero-cli; # Added 2021-11-28
   mongodb-3_4 = throw "mongodb-3_4 has been removed, it's end of life since January 2020"; # Added 2022-11-30
   mongodb-3_6 = throw "mongodb-3_6 has been removed, it's end of life since April 2021"; # Added 2022-11-30
+  mongodb-4_0 = throw "mongodb-4_0 has been removed, it's end of life since April 2022"; # Added 2023-01-05
   monodevelop = throw "monodevelop has been removed from nixpkgs"; # Added 2022-01-15
   mopidy-gmusic = throw "mopidy-gmusic has been removed because Google Play Music was discontinued"; # Added 2021-03-07
   mopidy-local-images = throw "mopidy-local-images has been removed as it's unmaintained. Its functionality has been merged into the mopidy-local extension"; # Added 2020-10-18
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 104f8eef991a..7a1ad7535259 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24462,13 +24462,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   mongodb = hiPrio mongodb-6_0;
 
-  mongodb-4_0 = callPackage ../servers/nosql/mongodb/v4_0.nix {
-    sasl = cyrus_sasl;
-    boost = boost169;
-    inherit (darwin) cctools;
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation Security;
-  };
-
   mongodb-4_2 = callPackage ../servers/nosql/mongodb/v4_2.nix {
     sasl = cyrus_sasl;
     boost = boost169;