diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b6ab883ca751..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, nukeReferences, kernel }:
-with lib;
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "rtl8723bs-${kernel.version}-${version}";
-  version = "2017-04-06";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "hadess";
-    repo = "rtl8723bs";
-    rev = "db2c4f61d48fe3b47c167c8bcd722ce83c24aca5";
-    sha256 = "0pxqya14a61vv2v5ky1ldybc0mjfin9mpvmajlmv0lls904rph7g";
-  };
-
-  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ nukeReferences ];
-
-  makeFlags = [
-    "ARCH=${stdenv.hostPlatform.linuxArch}" # Normally not needed, but the Makefile sets ARCH in a broken way.
-    "KSRC=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build" # Makefile uses $(uname -r); breaks us.
-  ];
-
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
-  # The Makefile doesn't use env-vars well, so install manually:
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p      $out/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
-    cp r8723bs.ko $out/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/kernel/drivers/net/wireless
-
-    nuke-refs $(find $out -name "*.ko")
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Realtek SDIO Wi-Fi driver";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/hadess/rtl8723bs";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    broken = versionAtLeast kernel.version "4.12"; # Now in kernel staging drivers
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ elitak ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 9beff0671279..487cf29cf719 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -430,8 +430,6 @@ in {
 
     rtl8189fs = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtl8189fs { };
 
-    rtl8723bs = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs { };
-
     rtl8723ds = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtl8723ds { };
 
     rtl8812au = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtl8812au { };
@@ -563,6 +561,7 @@ in {
   } // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
     ati_drivers_x11 = throw "ati drivers are no longer supported by any kernel >=4.1"; # added 2021-05-18;
     sch_cake = throw "sch_cake was added in mainline kernel version 4.19"; # Added 2023-06-14
+    rtl8723bs = throw "rtl8723bs was added in mainline kernel version 4.12"; # Added 2023-06-14
     xmm7360-pci = throw "Support for the XMM7360 WWAN card was added to the iosm kmod in mainline kernel version 5.18";
   });