diff --git a/scripts/retired-datasets.json b/scripts/retired-datasets.json
index 45ff857..1cb4f8c 100644
--- a/scripts/retired-datasets.json
+++ b/scripts/retired-datasets.json
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
   "etherlink-testnet",
   "invarch-parachain",
   "invarch-tinkernet",
+  "moonbase-substrate",
+  "moonbase-testnet",
+  "pendulum",
   "skale-nebula",
   "zeitgeist",
   "zeitgeist-testnet"
diff --git a/src/archives/networks.json b/src/archives/networks.json
index 4541b1a..59ac3a3 100644
--- a/src/archives/networks.json
+++ b/src/archives/networks.json
@@ -543,17 +543,6 @@
       "relayChain": "polkadot",
       "parachainId": "2104"
     },
-    {
-      "name": "moonbase",
-      "displayName": "Moonbase Alpha",
-      "tokens": [
-        "DEV"
-      ],
-      "website": "https://moonbeam.network/",
-      "description": "",
-      "relayChain": null,
-      "parachainId": null
-    },
     {
       "name": "moonbeam",
       "displayName": "Moonbeam",
@@ -677,17 +666,6 @@
       "relayChain": null,
       "parachainId": null
     },
-    {
-      "name": "pendulum",
-      "displayName": "Pendulum",
-      "tokens": [
-        "PEN"
-      ],
-      "website": "https://pendulumchain.org/",
-      "description": "Pendulum is an open-source blockchain that aims to establish the missing link between the fiat and the DeFi ecosystems through a fiat-optimized smart contract blockchain.",
-      "relayChain": "polkadot",
-      "parachainId": "2094"
-    },
     {
       "name": "phala",
       "displayName": "Phala Network",
diff --git a/src/archives/substrate.json b/src/archives/substrate.json
index e8f903a..176b0cc 100644
--- a/src/archives/substrate.json
+++ b/src/archives/substrate.json
@@ -844,27 +844,6 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "chainName": "Moonbase",
-      "chainSS58Prefix": 1287,
-      "genesisHash": "0x91bc6e169807aaa54802737e1c504b2577d4fafedd5a02c10293b1cd60e39527",
-      "id": "moonbase-substrate",
-      "network": "moonbase",
-      "providers": [
-        {
-          "data": [
-            "blocks",
-            "calls",
-            "events",
-            "extrinsics"
-          ],
-          "dataSourceUrl": "https://v2.archive.subsquid.io/network/moonbase-substrate",
-          "provider": "subsquid",
-          "release": "ArrowSquid",
-          "supportTier": 2
-        }
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "chainName": "Paseo",
       "chainSS58Prefix": 42,
@@ -907,27 +886,6 @@
         }
       ]
     },
-    {
-      "chainName": "Pendulum",
-      "chainSS58Prefix": 56,
-      "genesisHash": "0x5d3c298622d5634ed019bf61ea4b71655030015bde9beb0d6a24743714462c86",
-      "id": "pendulum",
-      "network": "pendulum",
-      "providers": [
-        {
-          "data": [
-            "blocks",
-            "calls",
-            "events",
-            "extrinsics"
-          ],
-          "dataSourceUrl": "https://v2.archive.subsquid.io/network/pendulum",
-          "provider": "subsquid",
-          "release": "ArrowSquid",
-          "supportTier": 2
-        }
-      ]
-    },
     {
       "chainName": "People Chain",
       "chainSS58Prefix": null,
diff --git a/src/schemas/pipes_cli_config.json b/src/schemas/pipes_cli_config.json
index a683d69..7622bc6 100644
--- a/src/schemas/pipes_cli_config.json
+++ b/src/schemas/pipes_cli_config.json
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
             "mode-mainnet",
             "monad-mainnet",
             "monad-testnet",
-            "moonbase-testnet",
             "opbnb-mainnet",
             "opbnb-testnet",
             "optimism-mainnet",
diff --git a/src/sqd-network/datasets.yml b/src/sqd-network/datasets.yml
index 36dd252..2ad5a45 100644
--- a/src/sqd-network/datasets.yml
+++ b/src/sqd-network/datasets.yml
@@ -164,9 +164,6 @@ sqd-network-datasets:
   - name: monad-testnet
     id: s3://monad-testnet-3
     kind: evm
-  - name: moonbase-testnet
-    id: s3://moonbase-testnet-1
-    kind: evm
   - name: opbnb-mainnet
     id: s3://opbnb-mainnet-traceless-1
     kind: evm
@@ -288,15 +285,9 @@ sqd-network-datasets:
   - name: kusama
     id: s3://kusama-4
     kind: substrate
-  - name: moonbase-substrate
-    id: s3://moonbase-substrate-4
-    kind: substrate
   - name: peaq-mainnet-substrate
     id: s3://peaq-mainnet-5
     kind: substrate
-  - name: pendulum
-    id: s3://pendulum-4
-    kind: substrate
   - name: polkadot
     id: s3://polkadot-4
     kind: substrate
diff --git a/src/sqd-network/mainnet/metadata.yml b/src/sqd-network/mainnet/metadata.yml
index 21a07b1..a8460f5 100644
--- a/src/sqd-network/mainnet/metadata.yml
+++ b/src/sqd-network/mainnet/metadata.yml
@@ -950,20 +950,6 @@ datasets:
         blocks: {}
         transactions: {}
         logs: {}
-  moonbase-testnet:
-    metadata:
-      display_name: Moonbase Alpha
-      ecosystem: moonbeam
-      logo_url: https://cdn.subsquid.io/img/networks/moonbasealpha.png
-      type: testnet
-      kind: evm
-      evm:
-        chain_id: 1287
-    schema:
-      tables:
-        blocks: {}
-        transactions: {}
-        logs: {}
   opbnb-mainnet:
     metadata:
       display_name: opBNB
@@ -1758,13 +1744,6 @@ datasets:
       display_name: Kusama
       ecosystem: kusama
     schema: {}
-  moonbase-substrate:
-    metadata:
-      kind: substrate
-      logo_url: https://cdn.subsquid.io/img/networks/moonbase_alpha.svg
-      display_name: Moonbase Alpha (Substrate)
-      ecosystem: moonbeam
-    schema: {}
   peaq-mainnet-substrate:
     metadata:
       kind: substrate
@@ -1772,13 +1751,6 @@ datasets:
       display_name: Peaq (Substrate)
       ecosystem: peaq
     schema: {}
-  pendulum:
-    metadata:
-      kind: substrate
-      logo_url: https://cdn.subsquid.io/img/networks/pendulum.svg
-      display_name: Pendulum
-      ecosystem: pendulum
-    schema: {}
   polkadot:
     metadata:
       kind: substrate
diff --git a/tests/retired-datasets.test.js b/tests/retired-datasets.test.js
index 4b1856b..60d599e 100644
--- a/tests/retired-datasets.test.js
+++ b/tests/retired-datasets.test.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test('Pipes CLI network choices exclude retired and unavailable datasets', () =>
   assert.ok(networks.includes('solana-mainnet'), 'active SVM networks remain selectable');
 });
 
-test('Portal registries exclude retired datasets and preserve Pendulum', () => {
+test('Portal registries exclude retired datasets', () => {
   const declarations = yaml.load(read('src/sqd-network/datasets.yml'))['sqd-network-datasets'];
   const metadata = yaml.load(read('src/sqd-network/mainnet/metadata.yml')).datasets;
   const archives = JSON.parse(read('src/archives/substrate.json')).archives;
@@ -34,10 +34,6 @@ test('Portal registries exclude retired datasets and preserve Pendulum', () => {
     for (const slug of retired) assert.equal(names.includes(slug), false, `${slug} was reintroduced`);
     assert.ok(names.includes('polkadot'), 'active Substrate datasets remain listed');
   }
-  assert.equal(retired.includes('pendulum'), false);
-  for (const names of catalogs.slice(0, 3)) {
-    assert.ok(names.includes('pendulum'), 'Pendulum remains available');
-  }
 });
 
 test('legacy EVM metadata imports cannot restore retired Portal datasets', () => {