diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/validictory/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/validictory/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c4172079a607..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/validictory/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, pythonAtLeast
-, fetchPypi
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "validictory";
-  version = "1.1.2";
-
-  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.10"; # abandoned, should be removed when we move to py310/311
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1fim11vj990rmn59qd67knccjx1p4an7gavbgprpabsrb13bi1rs";
-  };
-
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Validate dicts against a schema";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/sunlightlabs/validictory";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index f449ca2c2174..fed5ea3eed93 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   unittest2 = throw "unittest2 has been removed as it's a backport of unittest that's unmaintained and not needed beyond Python 3.4."; # added 2022-12-01
   uproot3 = throw "uproot3 has been removed, use uproot instead"; # added 2022-12-13
   uproot3-methods = throw "uproot3-methods has been removed"; # added 2022-12-13
+  validictory = throw "validictory has been removed, since it abandoned"; # added 2023-07-07
   virtual-display = throw "virtual-display has been renamed to PyVirtualDisplay"; # added 2023-01-07
   Wand = wand; # added 2022-11-13
   wasm = throw "wasm has been removed because it no longer builds and is unmaintained"; # added 2023-05-20
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index b34e4921356a..b34f25432bc3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12999,8 +12999,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   validators = callPackage ../development/python-modules/validators { };
 
-  validictory = callPackage ../development/python-modules/validictory { };
-
   validobj = callPackage ../development/python-modules/validobj { };
 
   validphys2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/validphys2 { };