diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytoml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytoml/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index afa3e5244a05..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytoml/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, python
-, pytest
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "pytoml";
-  version = "0.1.20";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "avakar";
-    repo = "pytoml";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    fetchSubmodules = true; # ensure test submodule is available
-    sha256 = "02hjq44zhh6z0fsbm3hvz34sav6fic90sjrw8g1pkdvskzzl46mz";
-  };
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytest ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} test/test.py
-    pytest test
-  '';
-
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A TOML parser/writer for Python";
-    homepage    = "https://github.com/avakar/pytoml";
-    license     = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ peterhoeg ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 3ed3f3c76ec2..b3bd9c69d688 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   python-subunit = subunit; # added 2021-09-10
   pytest_xdist = pytest-xdist; # added 2021-01-04
   python_simple_hipchat = python-simple-hipchat; # added 2021-07-21
+  pytoml = throw "pytoml has been removed because it is unmaintained and is superseded by toml"; # Added 2023-04-11
   pytorch = torch; # added 2022-09-30
   pytorch-bin = torch-bin; # added 2022-09-30
   pytorchWithCuda = torchWithCuda; # added 2022-09-30
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3911f78be3f3..48c65a662d1f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9746,8 +9746,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pytmx = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytmx { };
 
-  pytoml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytoml { };
-
   pytomlpp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytomlpp { };
 
   pytoolconfig = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytoolconfig { };