diff --git a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index f1dda5da2809..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/backup/wal-e/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, python3Packages, lzop, postgresql, pv }:
-
-python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "wal-e";
-  version = "1.1.1";
-
-  namePrefix = "";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "wal-e";
-    repo = "wal-e";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-I6suHkAYzDtlNFNPH4SziY93Ryp+NTHkCBuojDvv+U4=";
-  };
-
-  # needs tox
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = (with python3Packages; [
-    boto
-    gevent
-    google-cloud-storage
-  ]) ++ [
-    postgresql
-    lzop
-    pv
-  ];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Postgres WAL-shipping disaster recovery and replication toolkit";
-    mainProgram = "wal-e";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/wal-e/wal-e";
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index b00cc4898cc3..97db40c618c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1651,6 +1651,7 @@ mapAliases ({
 
   ### W ###
   wakatime = wakatime-cli; # 2024-05-30
+  wal_e = throw "wal_e was removed as it is unmaintained upstream and depends on the removed boto package; upstream recommends using wal-g or pgbackrest"; # Added 2024-09-22
   waybar-hyprland = throw "waybar-hyprland has been removed: hyprland support is now built into waybar by default."; # Added 2023-08-21
   wayfireApplications-unwrapped = throw ''
     'wayfireApplications-unwrapped.wayfire' has been renamed to/replaced by 'wayfire'
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b3e31eab2673..e6a9415175ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13582,8 +13582,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   wego = callPackage ../applications/misc/wego { };
 
-  wal_e = callPackage ../tools/backup/wal-e { };
-
   wander = callPackage ../tools/admin/wander { };
 
   watchexec = callPackage ../tools/misc/watchexec {