diff --git a/nixos/tests/kafka.nix b/nixos/tests/kafka.nix
index d5d82d06acb6..763143a965d6 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/kafka.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/kafka.nix
@@ -103,12 +103,6 @@ let
   }) { inherit system; });
 
 in with pkgs; {
-  kafka_2_8 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_2_8" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_2_8; };
-  kafka_3_0 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_0" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_0; };
-  kafka_3_1 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_1" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_1; };
-  kafka_3_2 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_2" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_2; };
-  kafka_3_3 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_3" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_3; };
-  kafka_3_4 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_4" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_4; };
   kafka_3_5 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_5" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_5; };
   kafka_3_6 = makeKafkaTest "kafka_3_6" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka_3_6; };
   kafka = makeKafkaTest "kafka" { kafkaPackage = apacheKafka; };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/apache-kafka/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/apache-kafka/default.nix
index ba5065feb4fe..3b8b1856c191 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/apache-kafka/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/apache-kafka/default.nix
@@ -15,43 +15,6 @@ let
       sha256 = "sha256-vBryxHFLPFB8qpFFkMKOeBX2Zxp0MkvEd+HIOohUg8M=";
       jre = jdk17_headless;
     };
-    "3.4" = {
-      kafkaVersion = "3.4.1";
-      scalaVersion = "2.13";
-      sha256 = "sha256-p28XpSuPLNMd4RVx/zZqcUggtuTgKJOwFZ0J2w7a+Zg=";
-      jre = jdk17_headless;
-    };
-    "3.3" = {
-      kafkaVersion = "3.3.2";
-      scalaVersion = "2.13";
-      sha256 = "sha256-Gv5XrpXnEajH8fSbcfIfURz+QPcqTrJ1oe3SGXYLNRc=";
-      jre = jdk17_headless;
-    };
-    "3.2" = {
-      kafkaVersion = "3.2.3";
-      scalaVersion = "2.13";
-      sha256 = "sha256-tvkbwBP83M1zl31J4g6uu4/LEhqJoIA9Eam48fyT24A=";
-      jre = jdk17_headless;
-    };
-    "3.1" = {
-      kafkaVersion = "3.1.2";
-      scalaVersion = "2.13";
-      sha256 = "sha256-SO1bTQkG3YQSv657QjwBeBCWbDlDqS3E5eUp7ciojnI=";
-      jre = jdk17_headless;
-    };
-    "3.0" = {
-      kafkaVersion = "3.0.2";
-      scalaVersion = "2.13";
-      sha256 = "sha256-G8b6STGlwow+iDqMCeZkF3HTKd94TKccmyfZ7AT/7yE=";
-      jre = jdk17_headless;
-    };
-    "2.8" = {
-      kafkaVersion = "2.8.2";
-      scalaVersion = "2.13";
-      sha256 = "sha256-inZXZJSs8ivtEqF6E/ApoyUHn8vg38wUG3KhowP8mfQ=";
-      jre = jdk11_headless;
-    };
-
   };
 in
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index d7cf6ef30692..0a326b4009bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ mapAliases ({
   ansible_2_13 = throw "Ansible 2.13 goes end of life in 2023/11"; # Added 2023-12-30
   ansible_2_14 = throw "Ansible 2.14 goes end of life in 2024/05 and can't be supported throughout the 24.05 release cycle"; # Added 2024-04-11
   apacheAnt_1_9 = throw "Ant 1.9 has been removed since it's not used in nixpkgs anymore"; # Added 2023-11-12
+  apacheKafka_2_8 = throw "apacheKafka_2_8 through _3_4 have been removed from nixpkgs as outdated"; # Added 2024-02-12
+  apacheKafka_3_0 = throw "apacheKafka_2_8 through _3_4 have been removed from nixpkgs as outdated"; # Added 2024-02-12
+  apacheKafka_3_1 = throw "apacheKafka_2_8 through _3_4 have been removed from nixpkgs as outdated"; # Added 2024-02-12
+  apacheKafka_3_2 = throw "apacheKafka_2_8 through _3_4 have been removed from nixpkgs as outdated"; # Added 2024-02-12
+  apacheKafka_3_3 = throw "apacheKafka_2_8 through _3_4 have been removed from nixpkgs as outdated"; # Added 2024-02-12
+  apacheKafka_3_4 = throw "apacheKafka_2_8 through _3_4 have been removed from nixpkgs as outdated"; # Added 2024-02-12
   antimicroX = antimicrox; # Added 2021-10-31
   appthreat-depscan = dep-scan; # Added 2024-04-10
   arcanPackages = throw "arcanPackages was removed and its sub-attributes were promoted to top-level"; # Added 2023-11-26
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8278aaf59851..05b4c5f8b0b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -17956,12 +17956,6 @@ with pkgs;
   ant = apacheAnt;
 
   apacheKafka = apacheKafka_3_6;
-  apacheKafka_2_8 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "2.8"; };
-  apacheKafka_3_0 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.0"; };
-  apacheKafka_3_1 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.1"; };
-  apacheKafka_3_2 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.2"; };
-  apacheKafka_3_3 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.3"; };
-  apacheKafka_3_4 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.4"; };
   apacheKafka_3_5 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.5"; };
   apacheKafka_3_6 = callPackage ../servers/apache-kafka { majorVersion = "3.6"; };