diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/_5/_5etools/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/_5/_5etools/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1af299ce97ff..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/_5/_5etools/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub, lib }:
-
-fetchFromGitHub rec {
-  pname = "5etools";
-  version = "1.175.2";
-
-  owner = "5etools-mirror-1";
-  repo = "5etools-mirror-1.github.io";
-  rev = "v${version}";
-  hash = "sha256-0+QjtcmKsfcSehvn4DChBhSVooy9wlqaSCgeAFgeL+w=";
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Suite of browser-based tools for players and DMs of D&D 5e";
-    homepage = "https://5e.tools";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/5etools-mirror-1/5etools-mirror-1.github.io/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license = [ licenses.mit ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ urandom ];
-    hydraPlatforms = [ ]; # src tarball is 4.7G, unpackeed 4.8G, exceeds hydras output limit
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 3718a1a8ae10..cf41c6a21e33 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ mapAliases {
 
   ### _ ###
   _1password = lib.warnOnInstantiate "_1password has been renamed to _1password-cli to better follow upstream name usage" _1password-cli; # Added 2024-10-24
+  _5etools = throw "'_5etools' has been removed, as upstream is in a questionable legal position and the build was broken.";
   "7z2hashcat" =
     throw "'7z2hashcat' has been renamed to '_7z2hashcat' as the former isn't a valid variable name."; # Added 2024-11-27