diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/oxen/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/oxen/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5c8cbbbbcdd5..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/oxen/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,67 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkg-config
-, boost, openssl, unbound
-, pcsclite, readline, libsodium, hidapi
-, rapidjson
-, curl, sqlite
-, trezorSupport ? true
-, libusb1
-, protobuf
-, python3
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "oxen";
-  version = "9.1.3";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "oxen-io";
-    repo = "oxen-core";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "11g3wqn0syk47yfcsdql5737kpad8skwdxhifn2yaz9zy8n3xqqb";
-    fetchSubmodules = true;
-  };
-
-  # Required for static linking, the only supported install path
-  lbzmqsrc = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/zeromq/libzmq/releases/download/v4.3.3/zeromq-4.3.3.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha512-TBjXhAhRecWx/LdTqTgTCVoSyNNJcPLhv8pkmb5snWd2nHHGi3ylT/GBsgOQBDFw6Jczwi92/x6kZJSBT3CVsQ==";
-  };
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    # remove vendored libraries
-    rm -r external/rapidjson
-    sed -i s,/lib/,/lib64/, external/loki-mq/cmake/local-libzmq//LocalLibzmq.cmake
-  '';
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    rm -R $out/lib $out/include
-  '';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    boost openssl unbound
-    pcsclite readline
-    libsodium hidapi rapidjson
-    protobuf curl sqlite
-  ] ++ lib.optionals trezorSupport [ libusb1 protobuf python3 ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    # "-DUSE_DEVICE_TREZOR=ON"
-    # "-DBUILD_GUI_DEPS=ON"
-    "-DReadline_ROOT_DIR=${readline.dev}"
-    # It build with shared libs but doesn't install them. Fail.
-    # "-DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
-    "-DLIBZMQ_TARBALL_URL=${lbzmqsrc}"
-  ] ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "-DBoost_USE_MULTITHREADED=OFF";
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Private cryptocurrency based on Monero";
-    homepage = "https://oxen.io/";
-    license = licenses.bsd3;
-    platforms = platforms.all;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.viric ];
-    # Fails to build on gcc-10 due to boost being built with gcc-12.
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 7a7c99a7cb12..1b6fdb5c602a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -687,6 +687,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   orchis = orchis-theme; # Added 2021-06-09
   oroborus = throw "oroborus was removed, because it was abandoned years ago."; #Added 2023-09-10
   osxfuse = macfuse-stubs; # Added 2021-03-20
+  oxen = throw "'oxen' has been removed, because it was broken, outdated and unmaintained"; # Added 2023-12-09
 
   ### P ###
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c72fc1749793..243bb1934310 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37172,9 +37172,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   monero-gui = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/blockchains/monero-gui { };
 
-  oxen = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/oxen
-    { stdenv = gcc10StdenvCompat; boost = boost179; };
-
   masari = callPackage ../applications/blockchains/masari { };
 
   napari = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication napari;