diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/vsmtp/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/vsmtp/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a6fc770cf5e0..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/vsmtp/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, rustPlatform
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, installShellFiles
-, testers
-, vsmtp
-}:
-
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
-  pname = "vsmtp";
-  version = "2.2.1";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "viridIT";
-    repo = "vsmtp";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-dRw5Q6bejaAJCnoR9j2wBU+L+p1pk1Tnxtm0WcRyOaY=";
-  };
-
-  cargoHash = "sha256-RYHn9kZZApgXWTExAHl9ZnCsuvqnnb67unmvd4Pnwz0=";
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
-
-  buildFeatures = [
-    "telemetry"
-    "journald"
-    "syslog"
-  ];
-
-  # tests do not run well in the nix sandbox
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    installManPage tools/install/man/*.1
-  '';
-
-  passthru = {
-    tests.version = testers.testVersion { package = vsmtp; version = "v${version}"; };
-  };
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A next-gen mail transfer agent (MTA) written in Rust";
-    homepage = "https://viridit.com";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nickcao ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index c92fcd000d80..8fa94e82377a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -994,6 +994,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   virtmanager-qt = throw "'virtmanager-qt' has been renamed to/replaced by 'virt-manager-qt'"; # Converted to throw 2023-09-10
   vivaldi-widevine = throw "'vivaldi-widevine' has been renamed to/replaced by 'widevine-cdm'"; # Added 2023-02-25
   vkBasalt = vkbasalt; # Added 2022-11-22
+  vsmtp = throw "'vsmtp' has been removed, upstream gone"; # Added 2023-12-18
   vte_290 = throw "'vte_290' has been renamed to/replaced by 'vte'"; # Added 2023-01-05
   varnish72 = throw "varnish 7.2 is EOL. Either use the LTS or upgrade."; # Added 2023-10-09
   varnish73 = throw "varnish 7.3 is EOL. Either use the LTS or upgrade."; # Added 2023-10-09
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a61304f86ec3..033d7685c535 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -25514,8 +25514,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vrpn = callPackage ../development/libraries/vrpn { };
 
-  vsmtp = callPackage ../servers/mail/vsmtp { };
-
   vsqlite = callPackage ../development/libraries/vsqlite { };
 
   vte = callPackage ../development/libraries/vte { };