diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/livestreamer-curses/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/livestreamer-curses/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 213caaf4fb30..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/livestreamer-curses/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, isPyPy
-, livestreamer
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "livestreamer-curses";
-  version = "1.5.2";
-  disabled = isPyPy;
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "gapato";
-    repo = "livestreamer-curses";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-Pi0PIOUhMMAWft9ackB04IgF6DyPrXppNqyVjozIjN4=";
-  };
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ livestreamer ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/gapato/livestreamer-curses";
-    description = "Curses frontend for livestreamer";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index f8d238bd7457..0aaadc9ba368 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   lektor = throw "lektor has been promoted to a top-level attribute"; # added 2023-08-01
   line_profiler = line-profiler; # added 2023-11-04
   livestreamer = throw "'livestreamer' has been removed, as it unmaintained. A currently maintained fork is 'streamlink'."; # added 2023-11-14
+  livestreamer-curses = throw "'livestreamer-curses' has been removed as it, and livestreamer itself are unmaintained."; # added 2023-11-14
   logilab_astng = throw "logilab-astng has not been released since 2013 and is unmaintained"; # added 2022-11-29
   logilab_common = logilab-common; # added 2022-11-21
   loo-py = loopy; # added 2022-05-03
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 0d9cbbfee845..87d99e51a9a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6376,8 +6376,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   livereload = callPackage ../development/python-modules/livereload { };
 
-  livestreamer-curses = callPackage ../development/python-modules/livestreamer-curses { };
-
   lizard = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lizard { };
 
   llfuse = callPackage ../development/python-modules/llfuse {