diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/volatility/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/volatility/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9a4f27a0debc..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/volatility/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, python2Packages }:
-
-python2Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "volatility";
-  version = "2.6.1";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "volatilityfoundation";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1v92allp3cv3akk71kljcwxr27h1k067dsq7j9h8jnlwk9jxh6rf";
-  };
-
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python2Packages; [ pycrypto distorm3 pillow ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://www.volatilityfoundation.org/";
-    description = "Advanced memory forensics framework";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ bosu ];
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 6756b0a58ef9..9466a2c52587 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   varnish72Packages = throw "varnish 7.2 is EOL. Either use the LTS or upgrade."; # Added 2023-10-09
   varnish73Packages = throw "varnish 7.3 is EOL. Either use the LTS or upgrade."; # Added 2023-10-09
   inherit (libsForQt5.mauiPackages) vvave; # added 2022-05-17
+  volatility = throw "'volatility' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained"; # Added 2023-12-10
 
   ### W ###
   waybar-hyprland = throw "waybar-hyprland has been removed: hyprland support is now built into waybar by default."; # Added 2023-08-21
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 819738946fc2..ce61e0fbe78e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -14402,8 +14402,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vk-messenger = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/vk-messenger { };
 
-  volatility = callPackage ../tools/security/volatility { };
-
   volatility3 = callPackage ../tools/security/volatility3 { };
 
   vbetool = callPackage ../tools/system/vbetool { };