diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index fc202ec..178829c 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -1005,22 +1005,6 @@
         "type": "github"
       }
     },
-    "nixpkgs-yt-dlp-2024": {
-      "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716813593,
-        "narHash": "sha256-862V4NORGlvQ6g8Y5ZSBrtosqYep2lXGsywTcV6OvHw=",
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "528db5fa94041f0b4909a855d8b9fb9b44fa4f5d",
-        "type": "github"
-      },
-      "original": {
-        "owner": "NixOS",
-        "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "528db5fa94041f0b4909a855d8b9fb9b44fa4f5d",
-        "type": "github"
-      }
-    },
     "nixpkgs_2": {
       "locked": {
         "lastModified": 1729449015,
@@ -1106,7 +1090,6 @@
         "nixpkgs": "nixpkgs_2",
         "nixpkgs-nix-du": "nixpkgs-nix-du",
         "nixpkgs-unstable": "nixpkgs-unstable",
-        "nixpkgs-yt-dlp-2024": "nixpkgs-yt-dlp-2024",
         "rust-overlay": "rust-overlay_2",
         "stylix": "stylix",
         "systems": "systems_9"
diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index 689f382..49285cd 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
                  # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this part is optional
     nixpkgs-unstable.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/nixpkgs-unstable";
 
-    nixpkgs-yt-dlp-2024.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/528db5fa94041f0b4909a855d8b9fb9b44fa4f5d";
-
     nixpkgs-nix-du.url = "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/c933cf4698e5189b35dd83bf4d7a81aef16d464a";
 
     # this seems to be a popular way to declare systems
diff --git a/overlays/mitigations.nix b/overlays/mitigations.nix
index 4f51004..f2cf592 100644
--- a/overlays/mitigations.nix
+++ b/overlays/mitigations.nix
@@ -37,12 +37,6 @@ in {
 
   gimp-with-plugins = gimp-with-plugins-good;
 
-  yt-dlp = let
-    pkgs-y = (import nixfiles.inputs.nixpkgs-yt-dlp-2024.outPath) { inherit (prev) system;};
-  in if ((builtins.compareVersions "2024.5.27" prev.yt-dlp.version) == 1)
-    then (final.python3Packages.toPythonApplication pkgs-y.python3Packages.yt-dlp)
-    else prev.yt-dlp;
-
   easyeffects = let
     stable = pkgsStable.easyeffects;
     unstable = prev.easyeffects;