diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bsddb3/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bsddb3/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b2413d2f9359..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bsddb3/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  pythonAtLeast,
-  python,
-  fetchPypi,
-  setuptools,
-  pkgs,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "bsddb3";
-  version = "6.2.9";
-  pyproject = true;
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "70d05ec8dc568f42e70fc919a442e0daadc2a905a1cfb7ca77f549d49d6e7801";
-  };
-
-  build-system = [ setuptools ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ pkgs.db ];
-
-  # See : https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/311198#discussion_r1599257522
-  # More details here : https://www.jcea.es/programacion/pybsddb.htm
-  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.10";
-
-  # Path to database need to be set.
-  # Somehow the setup.py flag is not propagated.
-  #setupPyBuildFlags = [ "--berkeley-db=${pkgs.db}" ];
-  # We can also use a variable
-  preConfigure = ''
-    export BERKELEYDB_DIR=${pkgs.db.dev};
-  '';
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace test3.py \
-      --replace-fail "from distutils.util import get_platform" "from sysconfig import get_platform" \
-      --replace-fail "sys.config[0:3]" "sys.implementation.cache_tag"
-  '';
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} test.py
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Python bindings for Oracle Berkeley DB";
-    homepage = "https://www.jcea.es/programacion/pybsddb.htm";
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ agpl3Only ]; # License changed from bsd3 to agpl3 since 6.x
-    maintainers = [ ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 98ac4465a8c0..756c28ec3492 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ mapAliases {
   bkcharts = throw "'bkcharts' has been removed as the upstream repository was archived in 2018"; # added 2025-08-26
   BlinkStick = throw "'BlinkStick' has been renamed to/replaced by 'blinkstick'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   bsblan = throw "'bsblan' has been renamed to/replaced by 'python-bsblan'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
+  bsddb3 = throw "'bsddb3' has been removed because it was deprecated in favor of 'berkeleydb'"; # added 2026-01-20
   bt_proximity = throw "'bt_proximity' has been renamed to/replaced by 'bt-proximity'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   btchip = throw "'btchip' has been renamed to/replaced by 'btchip-python'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
   BTrees = throw "'BTrees' has been renamed to/replaced by 'btrees'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-29
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c898b53f6365..69b0df2abd0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2285,8 +2285,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   brunt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/brunt { };
 
-  bsddb3 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bsddb3 { };
-
   bsdiff4 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bsdiff4 { };
 
   bson = callPackage ../development/python-modules/bson { };