diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromatic/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromatic/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d5f3c194133c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromatic/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  rustPlatform,
-  meson,
-  ninja,
-  pkg-config,
-  rustc,
-  cargo,
-  wrapGAppsHook4,
-  desktop-file-utils,
-  libxml2,
-  libadwaita,
-  portaudio,
-  libpulseaudio,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "chromatic";
-  version = "0-unstable-2023-08-05";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "nate-xyz";
-    repo = "chromatic";
-    rev = "ffaeb50dcce74bf3ba1b05f98423cf48f205f55e";
-    hash = "sha256-E3v3UoQumBBYDOiXMfCRh5J7bfUCkettHth7SAresCE=";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    # solve error[E0310]: the parameter type `T` may not live long enough
-    # in rust-serialize crate
-    ./rustc_serialize_update.patch
-  ];
-
-  cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
-    inherit src;
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-    patches = [ ./rustc_serialize_update.patch ];
-    hash = "sha256-9fdOOkxs4L0sYZIRT9wbgp169mQc2IyFRZlAcOHcOcg=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson
-    ninja
-    pkg-config
-    rustPlatform.cargoSetupHook
-    rustc
-    cargo
-    wrapGAppsHook4
-    desktop-file-utils
-    libxml2.bin # xmllint
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    libadwaita
-    portaudio
-    libpulseaudio
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Fine-tune your instruments";
-    longDescription = ''
-      Fine-tune your instruments with Chromatic. Chromatic
-      detects the frequency of audio input, converts it to
-      a musical note with the correct semitone and octave,
-      and displays the cents error. Cents are displayed on
-      an analog gauge to make tuning more visually intuitive.
-      Requires PulseAudio or PipeWire.
-    '';
-    homepage = "https://github.com/nate-xyz/chromatic";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    mainProgram = "chromatic";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aleksana ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromatic/rustc_serialize_update.patch b/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromatic/rustc_serialize_update.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fa56db4d5399..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ch/chromatic/rustc_serialize_update.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
-index ab2add4..7740629 100644
---- a/Cargo.lock
-+++ b/Cargo.lock
-@@ -1031,9 +1031,9 @@ checksum = "456c603be3e8d448b072f410900c09faf164fbce2d480456f50eea6e25f9c848"
- 
- [[package]]
- name = "rustc-serialize"
--version = "0.3.24"
-+version = "0.3.25"
- source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
--checksum = "dcf128d1287d2ea9d80910b5f1120d0b8eede3fbf1abe91c40d39ea7d51e6fda"
-+checksum = "fe834bc780604f4674073badbad26d7219cadfb4a2275802db12cbae17498401"
- 
- [[package]]
- name = "rustc_version"
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index d51560f76366..617537eb7ec0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ mapAliases {
   ChowPhaser = chow-phaser; # Added 2024-06-12
   ChowKick = chow-kick; # Added 2024-06-12
   CHOWTapeModel = chow-tape-model; # Added 2024-06-12
+  chromatic = throw "chromatic has been removed due to being unmaintained and failing to build"; # Added 2025-04-18
   chrome-gnome-shell = gnome-browser-connector; # Added 2022-07-27
   cinnamon = throw "The cinnamon scope has been removed and all packages have been moved to the top-level"; # Added 2024-11-25
   cloog = throw "cloog has been removed from Nixpkgs, as it is unmaintained and obsolete"; # Added 2024-09-13