diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libkml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libkml/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0e2ab21ee792..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libkml/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, cmake
-, boost
-, expat
-, zlib
-, uriparser
-, minizip
-, gtest
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libkml";
-  version = "1.3.0";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "libkml";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0gl4cqfps9mzx6hzf3dc10hy5y8smpyf1s31sqm7w343hgsllv0z";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-  ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DBUILD_TESTING=ON"
-  # Darwin tests require rpath for libs in build dir
-  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin [
-    "-DCMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=OFF"
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    gtest
-    boost
-    expat
-    zlib
-    uriparser
-    minizip
-  ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$PWD/lib
-  '';
-
-  doCheck = true;
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Reference implementation of OGC KML 2.2";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/libkml/libkml";
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ costrouc ];
-    platforms = platforms.all;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 399d424c59c0..dafbd0c6d301 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   libintlOrEmpty = lib.optional (!stdenv.isLinux || stdenv.hostPlatform.libc != "glibc") gettext; # added 2018-03-14
   libjpeg_drop = libjpeg_original; # added 2020-06-05
   libjson_rpc_cpp = libjson-rpc-cpp; # added 2017-02-28
+  libkml = throw "libkml has been removed from nixpkgs, as it's abandoned and no package needed it."; # added 2021-11-09
   liblapackWithoutAtlas = lapack-reference; # added 2018-11-05
   liblastfm = libsForQt5.liblastfm; # added 2020-06-14
   liblrdf = lrdf; # added 2018-04-25
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 71817f29c427..a50718c5b404 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17854,8 +17854,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   libkeyfinder = callPackage ../development/libraries/audio/libkeyfinder { };
 
-  libkml = callPackage ../development/libraries/libkml { };
-
   libks = callPackage ../development/libraries/libks { };
 
   libksba = callPackage ../development/libraries/libksba { };