diff --git a/_recipes.py b/_recipes.py
index 39074ac9..eb450e3b 100644
--- a/_recipes.py
+++ b/_recipes.py
@@ -162,17 +162,6 @@
         ),
         tags=["literature", "books"],
     ),
-    Recipe(
-        recipe="fivethirtyeight",
-        slug="fivethirtyeight",
-        src_ext="mobi",
-        target_ext=["epub"],
-        category="Online Magazines",
-        tags=["politics"],
-        cover_options=CoverOptions(
-            logo_path_or_url="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/FiveThirtyEight_Logo.svg/1024px-FiveThirtyEight_Logo.svg.png"
-        ),
-    ),
     # Not reading this
     # Recipe(
     #     recipe="forbes-editors-picks",
diff --git a/recipes/fivethirtyeight.recipe.py b/recipes/fivethirtyeight.recipe.py
index de04b08e..468305bb 100644
--- a/recipes/fivethirtyeight.recipe.py
+++ b/recipes/fivethirtyeight.recipe.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # https://opensource.org/licenses/GPL-3.0
 
 """
-fivethirtyeight.com
+fivethirtyeight.com is no more
 """
 import json
 import os