diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-simple-hooks/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-simple-hooks/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c623207d1dd8..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mkdocs-simple-hooks/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, isPy3k
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, mkdocs
-, pytestCheckHook
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "mkdocs-simple-hooks";
-  version = "0.1.5";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "aklajnert";
-    repo = "mkdocs-simple-hooks";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-N6xZjCREjJlhR6f8m65WJswUQv/TTdTbk670+C46UWQ=";
-  };
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    mkdocs
-  ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
-
-  pytestFlagsArray = [ "tests.py" ];
-
-  # disable failing tests
-  disabledTests = [
-    "test_no_hooks_defined"
-    "test_no_attribute"
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Define your own hooks for mkdocs, without having to create a new package.";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/aklajnert/mkdocs-simple-hooks";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ arjan-s ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c1f378ea1c3b..9c7893eef50c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7506,8 +7506,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   mkdocs-rss-plugin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mkdocs-rss-plugin { };
 
-  mkdocs-simple-hooks = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mkdocs-simple-hooks { };
-
   mkdocs-swagger-ui-tag = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mkdocs-swagger-ui-tag { };
 
   mkdocstrings = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mkdocstrings { };