diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/le/lexical/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/le/lexical/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fd386e4b87a6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/le/lexical/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  beamPackages,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  nix-update-script,
-  versionCheckHook,
-}:
-
-beamPackages.mixRelease rec {
-  pname = "lexical";
-  version = "0.7.3";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "lexical-lsp";
-    repo = "lexical";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-p8XSJBX1igwC+ssEJGD8wb/ZYaEgLGozlY8N6spo3cA=";
-  };
-
-  mixFodDeps = beamPackages.fetchMixDeps {
-    inherit pname version src;
-
-    hash = "sha256-g6BZGJ33oBDXmjbb/kBfPhart4En/iDlt4yQJYeuBzw=";
-  };
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mix do compile --no-deps-check, package --path "$out"
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    substituteInPlace "$out/bin/start_lexical.sh" \
-      --replace-fail 'elixir_command=' 'elixir_command="${beamPackages.elixir}/bin/"'
-
-    mv "$out/bin" "$out/libexec"
-    makeWrapper "$out/libexec/start_lexical.sh" "$out/bin/lexical" \
-      --set RELEASE_COOKIE lexical
-  '';
-
-  nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
-    versionCheckHook
-  ];
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-
-  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
-
-  passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-  };
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Next-generation elixir language server";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/lexical-lsp/lexical/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ GaetanLepage ];
-    mainProgram = "lexical";
-    platforms = beamPackages.erlang.meta.platforms;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/next-ls/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/next-ls/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7771bae3a195..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/next-ls/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-
-  beamPackages,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-}:
-
-beamPackages.mixRelease rec {
-  pname = "next-ls";
-  version = "0.23.2";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "elixir-tools";
-    repo = "next-ls";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-2KzBOzrfoQQIqjEtYufvhT9bBibfEjNDiC+d3l5eaUc=";
-  };
-
-  mixFodDeps = beamPackages.fetchMixDeps {
-    inherit src version;
-    pname = "next-ls-deps";
-    hash = "sha256-4Rt5Q0fX+fbncvxyXdpIhgEvn9VYX/QDxDdnbanT21Q=";
-  };
-
-  removeCookie = false;
-
-  # replace installPhase to change release target
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mix release --no-deps-check --path $out plain
-    makeWrapper $out/bin/plain $out/bin/nextls --add-flags "eval \"System.no_halt(true); Application.ensure_all_started(:next_ls)\""
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://www.elixir-tools.dev/next-ls/";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/elixir-tools/next-ls/releases/tag/v${version}";
-    description = "Language server for Elixir that just works";
-    license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    mainProgram = "nextls";
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.adamcstephens ];
-    platforms = beamPackages.erlang.meta.platforms;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index c6e955966896..4b735b0af592 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1005,6 +1005,7 @@ mapAliases {
   lazarus-qt = throw "'lazarus-qt' has been renamed to/replaced by 'lazarus-qt5'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   ledger_agent = throw "'ledger_agent' has been renamed to/replaced by 'ledger-agent'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   lesstif = throw "'lesstif' has been removed due to its being broken and unmaintained upstream. Consider using 'motif' instead."; # Added 2025-06-09
+  lexical = throw "'lexical' has been removed because it was deprecated and archived upstream. Consider using 'beamPackages.expert' instead"; # Added 2026-02-24
   lfs = throw "'lfs' has been renamed to/replaced by 'dysk'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   libAppleWM = libapplewm; # Added 2026-02-04
   libast = throw "'libast' has been removed due to lack of maintenance upstream."; # Added 2025-06-09
@@ -1395,6 +1396,7 @@ mapAliases {
   newlib-nanoCross = throw "'newlib-nanoCross' has been renamed to/replaced by 'newlib-nano'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   newlibCross = throw "'newlibCross' has been renamed to/replaced by 'newlib'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   newt-go = fosrl-newt; # Added 2025-06-24
+  next-ls = throw "'next-ls' has been removed because it was deprecated and archived upstream. Consider using 'beamPackages.expert' instead"; # Added 2026-02-24
   nextcloud31 = throw "
     Nextcloud v31 has been removed from `nixpkgs` as the support for is dropped
     by upstream in 2025-09. Please upgrade to at least Nextcloud v32 by declaring