diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vat-moss/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vat-moss/default.nix
index a3fba68a65c0..4971df9abbdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vat-moss/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vat-moss/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   fetchpatch,
+  pythonAtLeast,
   pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
@@ -11,6 +12,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "0.11.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
+  # uses the removed cgi battery
+  disabled = pythonAtLeast "3.13";
+
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "raphaelm";
     repo = "vat_moss-python";