diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/curlcpp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/curlcpp/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d4ae41f384..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/curlcpp/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, curl }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "curlcpp";
-  version = "1.4";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "JosephP91";
-    repo = "curlcpp";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1zx76jcddqk4zkcdb6p7rsmkjbbjm2cj6drj0c8hdd61ms1d0f3n";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-  buildInputs = [ curl ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://josephp91.github.io/curlcpp/";
-    description = "Object oriented C++ wrapper for CURL";
-    platforms = platforms.unix;
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rszibele ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
index bd37b4954c4..02ae74bd633 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@
 
 # for passthru.tests
 , coeurl
-, curlcpp
 , curlpp
 , haskellPackages
 , ocamlPackages
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = {
     inherit opensslSupport openssl;
     tests = {
-      inherit curlpp curlcpp coeurl;
+      inherit curlpp coeurl;
       haskell-curl = haskellPackages.curl;
       ocaml-curly = ocamlPackages.curly;
       php-curl = phpExtensions.curl;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index ac387f67ef8..f7c89161495 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   cups-googlecloudprint = throw "Google Cloudprint is officially discontinued since Jan 2021, more info https://support.google.com/chrome/a/answer/9633006";
   cupsBjnp = throw "'cupsBjnp' has been renamed to/replaced by 'cups-bjnp'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   cups_filters = throw "'cups_filters' has been renamed to/replaced by 'cups-filters'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
+  curlcpp = throw "curlcpp has been removed, no active maintainers and no usage within nixpkgs"; # Added 2022-05-10
   curaByDagoma = throw "curaByDagoma has been removed from nixpkgs, because it was unmaintained and dependent on python2 packages"; # Added 2022-01-12
   curaLulzbot = throw "curaLulzbot has been removed due to insufficient upstream support for a modern dependency chain"; # Added 2021-10-23
   cv = throw "'cv' has been renamed to/replaced by 'progress'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9c906177bb2..8b70ea40d7f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -16855,8 +16855,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ctypes_sh = callPackage ../development/libraries/ctypes_sh { };
 
-  curlcpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/curlcpp { };
-
   curlpp = callPackage ../development/libraries/curlpp { };
 
   cutee = callPackage ../development/libraries/cutee { };