diff --git a/pkgs/tools/archivers/xarchive/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/archivers/xarchive/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 193e319cafdd..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/archivers/xarchive/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, gtk2, pkg-config }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "0.2.8-6";
-  pname = "xarchive";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/xarchive/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0chfim7z27s00naf43a61zsngwhvim14mg1p3csbv5i3f6m50xx4";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk2 ];
-
-  hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "GTK front-end for command line archiving tools";
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.domenkozar ];
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    mainProgram = "xarchive";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 93dc1667e46b..0e92c1b50912 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1240,6 +1240,7 @@ mapAliases {
   ### X ###
 
   x509-limbo = throw "'x509-limbo' has been removed from nixpkgs"; # Added 2024-10-22
+  xarchive = throw "'xarchive' has been removed due to lack of maintenance upstream. Consider using 'file-roller' instead"; # Added 2024-10-19
   xbmc-retroarch-advanced-launchers = throw "'xbmc-retroarch-advanced-launchers' has been renamed to/replaced by 'kodi-retroarch-advanced-launchers'"; # Converted to throw 2024-10-17
   xdg_utils = throw "'xdg_utils' has been renamed to/replaced by 'xdg-utils'"; # Converted to throw 2024-10-17
   xen-light = throw "'xen-light' has been renamed to/replaced by 'xen-slim'"; # Added 2024-06-30
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 31e50735f328..f3599d4f8545 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13641,8 +13641,6 @@ with pkgs;
     buildGoModule = buildGo123Module;
   };
 
-  xarchive = callPackage ../tools/archivers/xarchive { };
-
   xarchiver = callPackage ../tools/archivers/xarchiver { };
 
   xbanish = callPackage ../tools/X11/xbanish { };