diff --git a/services/pkgreview/package-rating.service.js b/services/pkgreview/package-rating.service.js
index 25dbe0cba4bd5..bb90bb3bdc55f 100644
--- a/services/pkgreview/package-rating.service.js
+++ b/services/pkgreview/package-rating.service.js
@@ -1,83 +1,11 @@
-import Joi from 'joi'
-import { starRating, metric } from '../text-formatters.js'
-import { colorScale } from '../color-formatters.js'
-import { nonNegativeInteger } from '../validators.js'
-import { BaseJsonService } from '../index.js'
+import { deprecatedService } from '../index.js'
 
-const pkgReviewColor = colorScale([2, 3, 4])
-
-const schema = Joi.object({
-  rating: Joi.number().min(0).max(1).precision(1).required().allow(null),
-  reviewsCount: nonNegativeInteger,
-}).required()
-
-// Repository for this service is: https://github.com/iqubex-technologies/pkgreview.dev
-// Internally the service leverages the npms.io API (https://api.npms.io/v2)
-export default class PkgreviewRating extends BaseJsonService {
-  static category = 'rating'
-
-  static route = {
+export default deprecatedService({
+  category: 'rating',
+  route: {
     base: 'pkgreview',
-    pattern: ':format(rating|stars)/:pkgManager(npm)/:pkgSlug+',
-  }
-
-  static examples = [
-    {
-      title: 'pkgreview.dev Package Ratings',
-      pattern: 'rating/:pkgManager/:pkgSlug+',
-      namedParams: { pkgManager: 'npm', pkgSlug: 'react' },
-      staticPreview: this.render({
-        format: 'rating',
-        rating: 3.5,
-        reviewsCount: 237,
-      }),
-    },
-    {
-      title: 'pkgreview.dev Star Ratings',
-      pattern: 'stars/:pkgManager/:pkgSlug+',
-      namedParams: { pkgManager: 'npm', pkgSlug: 'react' },
-      staticPreview: this.render({
-        format: 'stars',
-        rating: 1.5,
-        reviewsCount: 200,
-      }),
-    },
-  ]
-
-  static render({ rating, reviewsCount, format }) {
-    const message =
-      format === 'rating'
-        ? `${+parseFloat(rating).toFixed(1)}/5 (${metric(reviewsCount)})`
-        : starRating(rating)
-
-    return {
-      message,
-      label: format,
-      color: pkgReviewColor(rating),
-    }
-  }
-
-  async fetch({ pkgManager, pkgSlug }) {
-    return this._requestJson({
-      schema,
-      url: `https://pkgreview.now.sh/api/v1/${pkgManager}/${encodeURIComponent(
-        pkgSlug
-      )}`,
-      errorMessages: {
-        404: 'package not found',
-      },
-    })
-  }
-
-  async handle({ format, pkgManager, pkgSlug }) {
-    const { reviewsCount, rating } = await this.fetch({
-      pkgManager,
-      pkgSlug,
-    })
-    return this.constructor.render({
-      reviewsCount,
-      format,
-      rating: rating * 5,
-    })
-  }
-}
+    pattern: ':various*',
+  },
+  label: 'pkgreview',
+  dateAdded: new Date('2022-10-07'),
+})
diff --git a/services/pkgreview/package-rating.tester.js b/services/pkgreview/package-rating.tester.js
index ad4b483e56d7c..4672540ff64b1 100644
--- a/services/pkgreview/package-rating.tester.js
+++ b/services/pkgreview/package-rating.tester.js
@@ -1,23 +1,15 @@
-import { withRegex, isStarRating } from '../test-validators.js'
-import { createServiceTester } from '../tester.js'
-export const t = await createServiceTester()
+import { ServiceTester } from '../tester.js'
 
-const isRatingWithReviews = withRegex(
-  /^(([0-4](.?([0-9]))?)|5)\/5?\s*\([0-9]*\)$/
-)
+export const t = new ServiceTester({
+  id: 'pkgreview',
+  title: 'PkgReview',
+  pathPrefix: '/pkgreview',
+})
 
-t.create('Stars Badge renders')
+t.create('Stars Badge')
   .get('/stars/npm/react.json')
-  .expectBadge({ label: 'stars', message: isStarRating })
+  .expectBadge({ label: 'pkgreview', message: 'no longer available' })
 
-t.create('Rating Badge renders')
+t.create('Rating Badge')
   .get('/rating/npm/react.json')
-  .expectBadge({ label: 'rating', message: isRatingWithReviews })
-
-t.create('nonexistent package')
-  .get('/rating/npm/ohlolweallknowthispackagewontexist.json')
-  .expectBadge({
-    label: 'rating',
-    message: 'package not found',
-    color: 'red',
-  })
+  .expectBadge({ label: 'pkgreview', message: 'no longer available' })