diff --git a/gnu/packages/video.scm b/gnu/packages/video.scm
index f2c4335079..c02938db08 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/video.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/video.scm
@@ -1131,88 +1131,7 @@ on the Invidious instances only as a fallback method.")
     (license license:artistic2.0)))
 
 (define-public straw-viewer
-  (package
-    (name "straw-viewer")
-    (version "0.1.3")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method git-fetch)
-       (uri (git-reference
-             (url "https://github.com/trizen/straw-viewer")
-             (commit version)))
-       (file-name (git-file-name name version))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "1n21byn7hqykpm94jmmnir1fwsskq6dp9wgj0bd2qf0qx5nq33cl"))))
-    (build-system perl-build-system)
-    (native-inputs
-     `(("perl-module-build" ,perl-module-build)
-       ("perl-test-pod" ,perl-test-pod)))
-    (inputs
-     `(("perl-data-dump" ,perl-data-dump)
-       ("perl-json" ,perl-json)
-       ("perl-libwww" ,perl-libwww)
-       ("perl-lwp-protocol-https" ,perl-lwp-protocol-https)
-       ("perl-lwp-useragent-cached" ,perl-lwp-useragent-cached)
-       ("perl-mozilla-ca" ,perl-mozilla-ca)
-       ("perl-term-readline-gnu" ,perl-term-readline-gnu)
-       ("perl-unicode-linebreak" ,perl-unicode-linebreak)
-       ("xdg-utils" ,xdg-utils)))
-    ;; Required only when building the graphical interface (--gtk).
-    ;;("perl-file-sharedir" ,perl-file-sharedir)
-    
-    ;; Some videos play without youtube-dl, but others silently fail to.
-    (propagated-inputs
-     `(("youtube-dl" ,youtube-dl)))
-    (arguments
-     `(#:modules ((guix build perl-build-system)
-                  (guix build utils)
-                  (srfi srfi-26))
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-after 'unpack 'refer-to-inputs
-           (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (substitute* "lib/WWW/StrawViewer.pm"
-               (("'youtube-dl'")
-                (format #f "'~a/bin/youtube-dl'"
-                        (assoc-ref inputs "youtube-dl"))))
-             (substitute* "bin/gtk-straw-viewer"
-               (("'xdg-open'")
-                (format #f "'~a/bin/xdg-open'"
-                        (assoc-ref inputs "xdg-utils"))))
-             #t))
-         ;; (add-after 'install 'install-desktop
-         ;;   (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-         ;;     (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
-         ;;            (sharedir (string-append out "/share")))
-         ;;       (install-file "share/gtk-straw-viewer.desktop"
-         ;;                     (string-append sharedir "/applications"))
-         ;;       (install-file "share/icons/gtk-straw-viewer.png"
-         ;;                     (string-append sharedir "/pixmaps"))
-         ;;       #t)))
-         (add-after 'install 'wrap-program
-           (lambda* (#:key outputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             (let* ((out (assoc-ref outputs "out"))
-                    (bin-dir (string-append out "/bin/"))
-                    (site-dir (string-append out "/lib/perl5/site_perl/"))
-                    (lib-path (getenv "PERL5LIB")))
-               (for-each (cut wrap-program <>
-                              `("PERL5LIB" ":" prefix (,lib-path ,site-dir)))
-                         (find-files bin-dir))
-               #t))))))
-    (synopsis
-     "Light-weight application for searching and streaming videos from YouTube")
-    (description
-     "Straw-viewer searches for YouTube videos using @uref{https://invidio.us/,
-invidio.us} and plays them locally in a native media player like @command{vlc}
-or @command{mpv}.
-
-You can search for videos, playlists, and/or channels.  The videos are streamed
-directly to the player at the best chosen resolution and with closed captions if
-available.")
-    ;; XXX Add #:module-build-flags '("--gtk") dependencies and this sentence.
-    ;; Both a command-line and a graphical interface are available.
-    (home-page "https://github.com/trizen/youtube-viewer")
-    (license license:perl-license)))
+  (deprecated-package "straw-viewer" pipe-viewer))
 
 (define-public x265
   (package