diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/selectors2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/selectors2/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b2b79711c259..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/selectors2/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  nose,
-  psutil,
-  mock,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "2.0.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  pname = "selectors2";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1f1bbaac203a23fbc851dc1b5a6e92c50698cc8cefa5873eb5b89eef53d1d82b";
-  };
-
-  patches = [ ./mapping-import.patch ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    nose
-    psutil
-    mock
-  ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/46186#issuecomment-419450064
-    # Trick to disable certain tests that depend on timing which
-    # will always fail on hydra
-    export TRAVIS=""
-    nosetests tests/test_selectors2.py \
-      --exclude=test_above_fd_setsize
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://www.github.com/SethMichaelLarson/selectors2";
-    description = "Back-ported, durable, and portable selectors";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/selectors2/mapping-import.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/selectors2/mapping-import.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 64f74a5ce29b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/selectors2/mapping-import.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/selectors2.py b/selectors2.py
-index 1625a30..c4a1231 100644
---- a/selectors2.py
-+++ b/selectors2.py
-@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@
- # OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
- # SOFTWARE.
- 
--from collections import namedtuple, Mapping
-+from collections import namedtuple
-+from collections.abc import Mapping
- import errno
- import math
- import platform
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 181401067e81..3f984f51d378 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -522,6 +522,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   scikitimage = scikit-image; # added 2023-05-14
   scikitlearn = scikit-learn; # added 2021-07-21
   scikits-samplerate = throw "scikits-samplerate has been removed, it was unsed and unmaintained since 2015"; # added 2024-05-23
+  selectors2 = throw "selectors2 has been removed: archived by upstream."; # added 2024-07-27
   selectors34 = throw "selectors34 has been removed: functionality provided by Python itself; archived by upstream."; # added 2021-06-10
   sequoia = throw "python3Packages.sequoia was replaced by pysequoia - built from a dedicated repository, with a new API."; # added 2023-06-24
   setuptools_dso = setuptools-dso; # added 2024-03-03
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a304315e71d6..70296979cddc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -14056,8 +14056,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
     inherit (pkgs) cmake ninja;
   };
 
-  selectors2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/selectors2 { };
-
   selenium = callPackage ../development/python-modules/selenium { };
 
   selenium-wire = callPackage ../development/python-modules/selenium-wire { };