diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/quamash/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/quamash/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b920d7421f8e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/quamash/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  pytest,
-  isPy3k,
-  pyqt5,
-  pyqt ? pyqt5,
-  fetchpatch,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "quamash";
-  version = "0.6.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  disabled = !isPy3k;
-
-  # No tests in PyPi tarball
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "harvimt";
-    repo = "quamash";
-    rev = "version-${version}";
-    sha256 = "117rp9r4lz0kfz4dmmpa35hp6nhbh6b4xq0jmgvqm68g9hwdxmqa";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    # add 3.10 compatibility, merged remove on next update
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/harvimt/quamash/pull/126/commits/1e9047bec739dbc9d6ab337fc1a111a8b1090244.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-6gomY82AOKkrt32SEBKnRugzhnC5FAyKDs6K5xaxnRM=";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pyqt ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytest ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest -k 'test_qthreadexec.py' # the others cause the test execution to be aborted, I think because of asyncio
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Implementation of the PEP 3156 event-loop (asyncio) api using the Qt Event-Loop";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/harvimt/quamash";
-    license = licenses.bsd2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ borisbabic ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/admin/virtscreen/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/admin/virtscreen/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a1558248f802..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/admin/virtscreen/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, python3Packages
-, x11vnc
-, xrandr
-, libGL
-, qt5
-}:
-
-python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "virtscreen";
-  version = "0.3.1";
-
-  disabled = python3Packages.pythonOlder "3.6";
-
-  # No tests
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "kbumsik";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "005qach6phz8w17k8kqmyd647c6jkfybczybxq0yxi5ik0s91a08";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ qt5.wrapQtAppsHook ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    netifaces
-    pyqt5
-    quamash
-    x11vnc
-    xrandr
-  ];
-
-  dontWrapQtApps = true;
-
-  makeWrapperArgs = [
-    "\${qtWrapperArgs[@]}"
-    # import Qt.labs.platform failed without this
-    "--prefix QML2_IMPORT_PATH : ${qt5.qtquickcontrols2.bin}/${qt5.qtbase.qtQmlPrefix}"
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace virtscreen/__main__.py \
-      --replace "'GL'" "'${libGL}/lib/libGL${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}'" \
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Make your iPad/tablet/computer as a secondary monitor on Linux";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/kbumsik/VirtScreen";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ borisbabic ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 87cec31134e5..b66387c00266 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ mapAliases {
   vinegar = throw "'vinegar' was removed due to being blocked by Roblox, rendering the package useless"; # Added 2024-08-23
   virtmanager = throw "'virtmanager' has been renamed to/replaced by 'virt-manager'"; # Converted to throw 2023-09-10
   virtmanager-qt = throw "'virtmanager-qt' has been renamed to/replaced by 'virt-manager-qt'"; # Converted to throw 2023-09-10
+  virtscreen = throw "'virtscreen' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained"; # Added 2024-10-17
   vivaldi-widevine = throw "'vivaldi-widevine' has been renamed to/replaced by 'widevine-cdm'"; # Added 2023-02-25
   vkBasalt = vkbasalt; # Added 2022-11-22
   vkdt-wayland = vkdt; # Added 2024-04-19
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 76c09f725ab1..0d9399cabb86 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33203,8 +33203,6 @@ with pkgs;
     qtermwidget = lxqt.qtermwidget_1_4;
   };
 
-  virtscreen = callPackage ../tools/admin/virtscreen { };
-
   virtual-ans = callPackage ../applications/audio/virtual-ans { };
 
   virtualbox = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/virtualization/virtualbox {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index fe7dabf24846..d0a42c9f53a8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -543,6 +543,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   qds-sdk = throw "qds-sdk was removed as it is unmaintained upstream and depends on the removed boto package"; # Added 2024-09-22
   qds_sdk = qds-sdk; # added 2023-10-21
   Quandl = quandl; # added 2023-02-19
+  quamash = throw "'quamash' has been removed, since it is unmaintained and broken"; # added 2024-10-17
   querystring_parser = querystring-parser; # added 2024-01-07
   qcodes-loop = throw "qcodes-loop has been removed due to deprecation"; # added 2023-11-30
   qiskit-aqua = throw "qiskit-aqua has been removed due to deprecation, with its functionality moved to different qiskit packages";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f9459619033f..b0c757318d53 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13329,8 +13329,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   qualysclient = callPackage ../development/python-modules/qualysclient { };
 
-  quamash = callPackage ../development/python-modules/quamash { };
-
   quandl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/quandl { };
 
   quantile-forest = callPackage ../development/python-modules/quantile-forest { };