diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/area53/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/area53/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index cd8e83dbf63..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/area53/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
-, boto }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "Area53";
-  version = "0.94";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0v9b7f8b6v21y410anx5sr52k2ac8jrzdf19q6m6p0zsdsf9vr42";
-  };
-
-  # error: invalid command 'test'
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ boto ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Python Interface to Route53";
-    homepage = https://github.com/mariusv/Area53;
-    license = licenses.unfree; # unspecified
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 34888c3e4b7..72faa26fcb0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1400,8 +1400,6 @@ in {
 
   argcomplete = callPackage ../development/python-modules/argcomplete { };
 
-  area53 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/area53 { };
-
   arxiv2bib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/arxiv2bib { };
 
   chai = callPackage ../development/python-modules/chai { };