diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprmagnifier/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprmagnifier/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 48042f069a6c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprmagnifier/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  cmake,
-  pkg-config,
-  wayland,
-  wayland-protocols,
-  wayland-scanner,
-  hyprwayland-scanner,
-  libxkbcommon,
-  pango,
-  libjpeg,
-  hyprutils,
-  nix-update-script,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "hyprmagnifier";
-  version = "0.0.1-unstable-2025-05-16";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "st0rmbtw";
-    repo = "hyprmagnifier";
-    rev = "ce05ed35a1a7f9df976be7ee604d291ddad9c91c";
-    hash = "sha256-vsQnL3R7lPKsUlDQKXirWMj/3qI377g7PkKlN+eVDTI=";
-  };
-
-  strictDeps = true;
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-    pkg-config
-    hyprwayland-scanner
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    wayland
-    wayland-protocols
-    wayland-scanner
-    hyprwayland-scanner
-    libxkbcommon
-    pango
-    libjpeg
-    hyprutils
-  ];
-
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "wlroots-compatible Wayland magnifier that does not suck";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/st0rmbtw/hyprmagnifier";
-    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
-      matthewcroughan
-    ];
-    mainProgram = "hyprmagnifier";
-    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index cedd0218e0ee..4810f50f723a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ mapAliases {
   hydra_unstable = throw "'hydra_unstable' has been renamed to/replaced by 'hydra'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   hydraAntLogger = warnAlias "'hydraAntLogger' has been renamed to 'hydra-ant-logger'" hydra-ant-logger; # Added 2026-02-08
   hyprfreeze = warnAlias "'hyprfreeze' has been renamed to 'wl-freeze'" wl-freeze; # Added 2026-04-10
+  hyprmagnifier = throw "'hyprmagnifier' has been removed as it was unmaintained, consider using 'hyprmag' instead"; # Added 2026-07-22
   hyprpanel = throw "'hyprpanel' has been archived, consider using 'wayle' instead"; # Added 2026-07-21
   i3-gaps = throw "'i3-gaps' has been renamed to/replaced by 'i3'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   i3lock-pixeled = throw "'i3lock-pixeled' has been unmaintained for several years now."; # Converted to throw 2026-01-24