diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hawknl/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ha/hawknl/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b13b4567860b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ha/hawknl/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchurl,
-  unzip,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "hawknl";
-  version = "1.68";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://urchlay.naptime.net/~urchlay/src/HawkNL${
-      lib.replaceStrings [ "." ] [ "" ] version
-    }src.zip";
-    sha256 = "11shn2fbxj3w0j77w0234pqyj1368x686kkgv09q5yqhi1cdp028";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ unzip ];
-
-  makefile = "makefile.linux";
-
-  patchPhase = ''
-    sed -i s/soname,NL/soname,libNL/ src/makefile.linux
-  '';
-
-  preInstall = ''
-    sed -i s,/usr/local,$out, src/makefile.linux
-    mkdir -p $out/lib $out/include
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "http://hawksoft.com/hawknl/";
-    description = "Free, open source, game oriented network API";
-    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Plus;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 9d3442291e19..17196984fd92 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -835,6 +835,7 @@ mapAliases {
   hardinfo = throw "'hardinfo' has been removed as it was abandoned upstream. Consider using 'hardinfo2' instead."; # added 2025-04-17
   hasura-graphql-engine = throw "hasura-graphql-engine has been removed because was broken and its packaging severly out of date"; # Added 2025-02-14
   haven-cli = throw "'haven-cli' has been removed due to the official announcement of the project closure. Read more at https://havenprotocol.org/2024/12/12/project-closure-announcement"; # Added 2025-02-25
+  hawknl = throw "'hawknl' has been removed as it was unmaintained and the upstream unavailable"; # Added 2025-05-07
   HentaiAtHome = hentai-at-home; # Added 2024-06-12
   hll2390dw-cups = throw "The hll2390dw-cups package was dropped since it was unmaintained."; # Added 2024-06-21
   hoarder = throw "'hoarder' has been renamed to 'karakeep'"; # Added 2025-04-21