diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qu/qubes-core-vchan-xen/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qu/qubes-core-vchan-xen/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d0897ffe2715..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qu/qubes-core-vchan-xen/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  xen,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "qubes-core-vchan-xen";
-  version = "4.1.4";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "QubesOS";
-    repo = "qubes-core-vchan-xen";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256:02l1vs5c2jfw22gxvl2fb66m0d99n8ya1i7rphsb5cxsljvxary0";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ xen ];
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    make all PREFIX=/ LIBDIR="$out/lib" INCLUDEDIR="$out/include"
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    make install DESTDIR=$out PREFIX=/
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Libraries required for the higher-level Qubes daemons and tools";
-    homepage = "https://qubes-os.org";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    broken = true;
-  };
-
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 8880d26a6e64..9f3e9441d225 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -2290,6 +2290,7 @@ mapAliases {
   qtile-unwrapped = python3.pkgs.qtile; # Added 2023-05-12
   quantum-espresso-mpi = quantum-espresso; # Added 2023-11-23
   quaternion-qt5 = throw "'quaternion-qt5' has been removed as quaternion dropped Qt5 support with v0.0.97.1"; # Added 2025-05-24
+  qubes-core-vchan-xen = throw "'qubes-core-vchan-xen' has been removed because it has been marked as broken since at least November 2024."; # Added 2025-10-11
   quickbms = throw "'quickbms' has been removed due to being unmaintained for many years."; # Added 2025-05-17
   quicklispPackages = throw "Lisp packages have been redesigned. See 'lisp-modules' in the nixpkgs manual."; # Added 2024-05-07
   quicklispPackagesABCL = throw "Lisp packages have been redesigned. See 'lisp-modules' in the nixpkgs manual."; # Added 2024-05-07