diff --git a/api/__mocks__/env-exam.ts b/api/__mocks__/env-exam.ts
index b30c24b0fbd..21c3e027c8b 100644
--- a/api/__mocks__/env-exam.ts
+++ b/api/__mocks__/env-exam.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,8 @@ export const exam: EnvExam = {
   id: examId,
   config,
   questionSets,
-  prerequisites: ['67112fe1c994faa2c26d0b1d']
+  prerequisites: ['67112fe1c994faa2c26d0b1d'],
+  deprecated: false
 };
 
 export async function seedEnvExam() {
diff --git a/api/package.json b/api/package.json
index bd21cd68af1..778fb5864c1 100644
--- a/api/package.json
+++ b/api/package.json
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
     "postinstall": "prisma generate",
     "lint": "cd .. && eslint api/src --max-warnings 0",
     "generate-exams": "tsx src/exam-environment/generate/index.ts",
+    "deprecate-exam": "tsx src/exam-environment/generate/deprecate.ts",
+    "insert-exam": "tsx src/exam-environment/generate/insert.ts",
     "seed:env-exam": "tsx src/exam-environment/seed/index.ts"
   },
   "version": "0.0.1"
diff --git a/api/prisma/schema.prisma b/api/prisma/schema.prisma
index 79800993ecc..e17167205d1 100644
--- a/api/prisma/schema.prisma
+++ b/api/prisma/schema.prisma
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ model EnvExam {
   config        EnvConfig
   /// ObjectIds for required challenges/blocks to take the exam
   prerequisites String[]         @db.ObjectId
+  /// If `deprecated`, the exam should no longer be considered for users
+  deprecated    Boolean
 
   // Relations
   generatedExams EnvGeneratedExam[]
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/generate/deprecate.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/generate/deprecate.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5883fbe0835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/generate/deprecate.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import { PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { MONGOHQ_URL } from '../../utils/env';
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const ENV_EXAM_ID = args[0];
+
+if (!ENV_EXAM_ID) {
+  throw 'First argument must be the EnvExam _id';
+}
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient({
+  datasources: {
+    db: {
+      url: MONGOHQ_URL
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+async function main() {
+  console.info('Connecting to cluster...');
+  await prisma.$connect();
+  console.info('Connected.');
+
+  try {
+    await prisma.envExam.update({
+      where: {
+        id: ENV_EXAM_ID
+      },
+      data: {
+        deprecated: true
+      }
+    });
+    console.info(`Exam "${ENV_EXAM_ID}" deprecated...`);
+    const res = await prisma.envGeneratedExam.updateMany({
+      where: {
+        examId: ENV_EXAM_ID
+      },
+      data: {
+        deprecated: true
+      }
+    });
+
+    console.info(`${res.count} generated exams deprecated...`);
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Unable to deprecate exam due to:');
+    console.error(e);
+  }
+
+  console.info(`Finished deprecating exam.`);
+}
+
+void main();
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/generate/insert.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/generate/insert.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..248f6b78973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/generate/insert.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import { readFile } from 'fs/promises';
+import { EnvExam, PrismaClient } from '@prisma/client';
+import { MONGOHQ_URL } from '../../utils/env';
+
+const args = process.argv.slice(2);
+const EXAM_JSON_PATH = args[0];
+
+const prisma = new PrismaClient({
+  datasources: {
+    db: {
+      url: MONGOHQ_URL
+    }
+  }
+});
+
+async function main() {
+  console.info('Connecting to cluster...');
+  await prisma.$connect();
+  console.info('Connected.');
+
+  if (!EXAM_JSON_PATH) {
+    throw 'First argument must be the file path to the exam';
+  }
+
+  const exam_str = await readFile(EXAM_JSON_PATH, 'utf-8');
+
+  const exam = JSON.parse(exam_str) as EnvExam;
+
+  try {
+    const res = await prisma.envExam.create({
+      data: exam
+    });
+
+    console.info(
+      `Exam "${res.config.name}" has been assigned id: "${res.id}".`
+    );
+  } catch (e) {
+    console.error('Unable to insert exam due to:');
+    console.error(e);
+  }
+}
+
+void main();
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts
index c153a045173..1b755e85215 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.test.ts
@@ -570,7 +570,6 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
           'exam-environment-authorization-token',
           examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken
         );
-        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
 
         expect(res.body).toStrictEqual({
           exams: [
@@ -586,6 +585,26 @@ describe('/exam-environment/', () => {
             }
           ]
         });
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+      });
+
+      it('should not return any deprecated exams', async () => {
+        await fastifyTestInstance.prisma.envExam.update({
+          where: { id: mock.examId },
+          data: { deprecated: true }
+        });
+
+        const res = await superGet('/exam-environment/exams').set(
+          'exam-environment-authorization-token',
+          examEnvironmentAuthorizationToken
+        );
+
+        expect(res.body).toStrictEqual({
+          exams: []
+        });
+
+        expect(res.status).toBe(200);
       });
     });
   });
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts
index a9484e9c334..4d820a9c5a8 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/routes/exam-environment.ts
@@ -557,6 +557,9 @@ async function getExams(
 ) {
   const user = req.user!;
   const exams = await this.prisma.envExam.findMany({
+    where: {
+      deprecated: false
+    },
     select: {
       id: true,
       config: true,
diff --git a/api/src/exam-environment/utils/exam.ts b/api/src/exam-environment/utils/exam.ts
index 18e4188e5b9..889eefeeb5f 100644
--- a/api/src/exam-environment/utils/exam.ts
+++ b/api/src/exam-environment/utils/exam.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function checkPrerequisites(
 
 export type UserExam = Omit<
   EnvExam,
-  'questionSets' | 'config' | 'id' | 'prerequisites'
+  'questionSets' | 'config' | 'id' | 'prerequisites' | 'deprecated'
 > & {
   config: Omit<EnvExam['config'], 'tags' | 'questionSets'>;
   questionSets: (Omit<EnvQuestionSet, 'questions'> & {