diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy-import/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy-import/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bf74e4d41dec..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/lazy-import/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
-, pytestCheckHook
-, pytest-forked
-, py
-, python
-, six }:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "lazy-import";
-  version = "0.2.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    pname = "lazy_import";
-    inherit version;
-    sha256 = "0gca9xj60qr3aprj9qdc66crr4r7hl8wzv6gc9y40nclazwawj91";
-  };
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    pytestCheckHook
-    pytest-forked
-    py
-  ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    six
-  ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    # avoid AttributeError: module 'py' has no attribute 'process'
-    export PYTHONPATH=${py}/${python.sitePackages}:$PYTHONPATH
-  '';
-
-  pytestFlagsArray = [
-    "--forked"
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A set of functions that load modules, and related attributes, in a lazy fashion";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/mnmelo/lazy_import";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index 69a78d27314c..bbb908cc0878 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   lazr_config = lazr-config; # added 2023-11-03
   lazr_delegates = lazr-delegates; # added 2023-11-03
   lazy_import = lazy-import; # added 2024-01-07
+  lazy-import = throw "lazy-import has been removed because it was unused."; # added 2024-05-20
   lazy_imports = lazy-imports; # added 2023-10-13
   ledger_agent = ledger-agent; # Added 2024-01-07
   lektor = throw "lektor has been promoted to a top-level attribute name: `pkgs.lektor`"; # added 2023-08-01
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 786f9d31f722..c6a2b88d2664 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6527,8 +6527,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   lazy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lazy { };
 
-  lazy-import = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lazy-import { };
-
   lazy-imports = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lazy-imports { };
 
   lazy-loader = callPackage ../development/python-modules/lazy-loader { };