diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 9bb201799d..578ae91cc0 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -19333,33 +19333,6 @@ (define-public python-bokeh
 browser from Python.")
     (license license:bsd-3)))
 
-(define-public python-boto
-  (package
-    (name "python-boto")
-    (version "2.49.0")
-    (source (origin
-              (method url-fetch)
-              (uri (pypi-uri "boto" version))
-              (sha256
-               (base32
-                "0njy09c4wjx7ipxhwi6vv404nflyiasl78vwwxxpclnql903n3ga"))))
-    (build-system python-build-system)
-    (arguments
-     ;; XXX: This package is unmaintained and has problems with newer versions
-     ;; of Python 3 as well as test libraries.  'python-moto' still uses a
-     ;; subset of this library, so keep it around for now, but disable tests.
-     '(#:tests? #f))
-    (propagated-inputs
-     (list python-paramiko python-requests))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/boto/boto")
-    (synopsis "Python interfaces for Amazon Web Services")
-    (description
-     "This package provides various facilities for interacting with Amazon
-Web Services through Python.
-
-This software is unmaintained, and new projects should use @code{boto3} instead.")
-    (license license:expat)))
-
 (define-public python-botocore
   ;; Note: When updating botocore, also make sure that boto3 and awscli
   ;; are compatible.