diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hug/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hug/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 2bd9cc3a20db..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hug/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  isPy27,
-  falcon,
-  requests,
-  pytestCheckHook,
-  marshmallow,
-  mock,
-  numpy,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "hug";
-  version = "2.6.0";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = isPy27;
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "hugapi";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "05rsv16g7ph100p8kl4l2jba0y4wcpp3xblc02mfp67zp1279vaq";
-  };
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    falcon
-    requests
-  ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    mock
-    marshmallow
-    pytestCheckHook
-    numpy
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py --replace '"pytest-runner"' ""
-  '';
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    # some tests need the `hug` CLI on the PATH
-    export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH
-  '';
-
-  disabledTests = [
-    # some tests attempt network access
-    "test_datagram_request"
-    "test_request"
-    # these tests use an unstable test dependency (https://github.com/hugapi/hug/issues/859)
-    "test_marshmallow_custom_context"
-    "test_marshmallow_schema"
-    "test_transform"
-    "test_validate_route_args_negative_case"
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Python framework that makes developing APIs as simple as possible, but no simpler";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/hugapi/hug";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    # Missing support for later falcon releases
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 9179bbe0326f..01bc2331c64d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   homeassistant-pyozw = throw "homeassistant-pyozw has been removed, as it was packaged for home-assistant which has removed it as a dependency."; # added 2024-01-05
   htmllaundry = throw "htmllaundry has been removed because it is abandoned"; # added 2024-06-04
   HTSeq = htseq; # added 2023-02-19
+  hug = throw "hug was marked broken since 2021 and has not established compatibility with newer dependency versions. It has therefore been removed."; # added 2024-11-15
   hyperkitty = throw "Please use pkgs.mailmanPackages.hyperkitty"; # added 2022-04-29
   ihatemoney = throw "ihatemoney was removed because it is no longer maintained downstream"; # added 2023-04-08
   IMAPClient = imapclient; # added 2021-10-28
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3a6c645664dc..9cd37049411a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5976,8 +5976,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   huey = callPackage ../development/python-modules/huey { };
 
-  hug = callPackage ../development/python-modules/hug { };
-
   huggingface-hub = callPackage ../development/python-modules/huggingface-hub { };
 
   huisbaasje-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/huisbaasje-client { };