diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/links/index.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/links/index.ts
index 5abbbb4849..ca292d9742 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/links/index.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/links/index.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import { KodaDot } from './kodadot';
 import { Polkaholic } from './polkaholic';
 import { Polkascan } from './polkascan';
 import { PolkassemblyIo, PolkassemblyNetwork } from './polkassembly';
-import { Polkastats } from './polkastats';
 import { Singular } from './singular';
 import { Statescan } from './statescan';
 import { SubId } from './subid';
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ export const externalLinks: Record<string, ExternalDef> = {
   Polkascan,
   PolkassemblyIo,
   PolkassemblyNetwork,
-  Polkastats,
   'Singular (NFTs)': Singular,
   Statescan,
   SubId,
diff --git a/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkastats.ts b/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkastats.ts
index 45c800dfcf..0f415fc950 100644
--- a/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkastats.ts
+++ b/packages/apps-config/src/links/polkastats.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import type { ExternalDef } from './types';
 
 import { externalLogos } from '../ui/logos';
 
+// NOTE Not maintained, see breakage reports in
+// https://github.com/polkadot-js/apps/issues/8903
 export const Polkastats: ExternalDef = {
   chains: {
     Kusama: 'kusama',