diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vivisect/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vivisect/default.nix
index 2402baf230f9..c72d74d9c01d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vivisect/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vivisect/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
   pyasn1-modules,
   pycparser,
   pyqt5,
-  pyqtwebengine,
+  # pyqtwebengine, # removed
   withGui ? false,
   wrapQtAppsHook,
   setuptools,
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
+  nativeBuildInputs = lib.optionals withGui [
     wrapQtAppsHook
   ];
 
@@ -48,10 +48,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   optional-dependencies.gui = [
     pyqt5
-    pyqtwebengine
+    # pyqtwebengine
   ];
 
-  postFixup = ''
+  postFixup = lib.optionalString withGui ''
     wrapQtApp $out/bin/vivbin
   '';
 
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     changelog = "https://github.com/vivisect/vivisect/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
     license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ ];
+    broken = withGui; # https://github.com/vivisect/vivisect/issues/683
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ea02d454ca3c..4ec64347056a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12086,7 +12086,15 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vimb = wrapFirefox vimb-unwrapped { };
 
-  vivisect = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication (vivisect.override { withGui = true; });
+  vivisect =
+    with python3Packages;
+    toPythonApplication (
+      vivisect.override {
+        # https://github.com/vivisect/vivisect/issues/683
+        # gui currently requires qt5 webengine, which has been removed
+        # withGui = true;
+      }
+    );
 
   py-wacz = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication wacz;