diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/aesop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/aesop/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e151f3adbe9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/aesop/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, vala, fetchFromGitHub, nix-update-script, pantheon, pkg-config, meson, ninja, python3, gtk3
-, desktop-file-utils, json-glib, libsoup, libgee, poppler, wrapGAppsHook, fetchpatch }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "aesop";
-  version = "1.2.5";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "lainsce";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1zxyyxl959rqhyz871dyyccqga2ydybkfcpyjq4vmvdn2g9mvmb0";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    desktop-file-utils
-    meson
-    ninja
-    pkg-config
-    python3
-    vala
-    wrapGAppsHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    pantheon.elementary-icon-theme
-    libgee
-    pantheon.granite
-    gtk3
-    json-glib
-    libsoup
-    poppler
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    chmod +x meson/post_install.py
-    patchShebangs meson/post_install.py
-  '';
-
-  passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script {
-      attrPath = pname;
-    };
-  };
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "The simplest PDF viewer around";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/lainsce/aesop";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = pantheon.maintainers;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 3f977123d29e..1c9b4561eec7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   accounts-qt = libsForQt5.accounts-qt; # added 2015-12-19
   adobeReader = adobe-reader; # added 2013-11-04
   adobe_flex_sdk = apache-flex-sdk; # added 2018-06-01
+  aesop = throw "aesop has been removed from nixpkgs, as it was unmaintained."; # added 2021-08-05
   ag = silver-searcher; # added 2018-04-25
   aircrackng = aircrack-ng; # added 2016-01-14
   aleth = throw "aleth (previously packaged as cpp_ethereum) has been removed; abandoned upstream."; # added 2020-11-30
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8db6277f18bb..9f4f84358fc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23321,8 +23321,6 @@ in
 
   autopanosiftc = callPackage ../applications/graphics/autopanosiftc { };
 
-  aesop = callPackage ../applications/office/aesop { };
-
   AusweisApp2 = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/ausweisapp2 { };
 
   avidemux = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/avidemux { };