diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a42ced9aec35..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/aw/aws-shell/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-{
-  python3Packages,
-  lib,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchPypi,
-  awscli,
-  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
-}:
-
-python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "aws-shell";
-  version = "0.2.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "awslabs";
-    repo = "aws-shell";
-    tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-m96XaaFDFQaD2YPjw8D1sGJ5lex4Is4LQ5RhGzVPvH4=";
-  };
-
-  build-system = with python3Packages; [
-    setuptools
-  ];
-
-  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
-    botocore
-    pygments
-    mock
-    configobj
-    awscli
-    (prompt-toolkit.overrideAttrs (old: {
-      src = fetchPypi {
-        pname = "prompt_toolkit";
-        version = "1.0.18";
-        hash = "sha256-3U/KAsgGlJetkxotCZFMaw0bUBUc6Ha8Fb3kx0cJASY=";
-      };
-      postPatch = null;
-      propagatedBuildInputs = old.propagatedBuildInputs ++ [
-        wcwidth
-        six
-      ];
-    }))
-  ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    pytestCheckHook
-    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
-  ];
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/awslabs/aws-shell";
-    description = "Integrated shell for working with the AWS CLI";
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bot-wxt1221 ];
-    mainProgram = "aws-shell";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index fedeb0ae80d5..479af8a8f89e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ mapAliases {
   avr-sim = throw "'avr-sim' has been removed as it was broken and unmaintained. Possible alternatives are 'simavr', SimulAVR and AVRStudio."; # Added 2025-05-31
   awesome-4-0 = throw "'awesome-4-0' has been renamed to/replaced by 'awesome'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   awf = throw "'awf' has been removed as the upstream project was archived in 2021"; # Added 2025-10-03
+  aws-shell = throw "'aws-shell' has been removed because it is unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2026-01-18
   aws_mturk_clt = throw "'aws_mturk_clt' has been removed due to being unmaintained upstream. Use 'awscli' with 'mturk' subcommands instead."; # Added 2026-01-19
   axmldec = throw "'axmldec' has been removed as it was broken and unmaintained for 8 years"; # Added 2025-05-17
   backlight-auto = throw "'backlight-auto' has been removed as it relies on Zig 0.12 which has been dropped."; # Added 2025-08-22