diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/linenoise-ng/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/linenoise-ng/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1b9ad3f243c4..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/linenoise-ng/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  cmake,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "linenoise-ng";
-  version = "1.0.1";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "arangodb";
-    repo = "linenoise-ng";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "176iz0kj0p8d8i3jqps4z8xkxwl3f1986q88i9xg5fvqgpzsxp20";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/arangodb/linenoise-ng";
-    description = "Small, portable GNU readline replacement for Linux, Windows and MacOS which is capable of handling UTF-8 characters";
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index cf41c6a21e33..eeae80fd636f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1004,6 +1004,7 @@ mapAliases {
   lightstep-tracer-cpp = throw "lightstep-tracer-cpp is deprecated since 2022-08-29; the upstream recommends migration to opentelemetry projects.";
   lime3ds = throw "lime3ds is deprecated, use 'azahar' instead."; # Added 2025-03-22
   limesctl = throw "limesctl has been removed because it is insignificant."; # Added 2024-11-25
+  linenoise-ng = throw "'linenoise-ng' has been removed as the upstream project was archived. Consider using 'linenoise' instead."; # Added 2025-05-05
   lispPackages_new = throw "Lisp packages have been redesigned. See 'lisp-modules' in the nixpkgs manual."; # Added 2024-05-07
   lispPackages = throw "Lisp packages have been redesigned. See 'lisp-modules' in the nixpkgs manual."; # Added 2024-05-07
   lispPackagesFor = throw "Lisp packages have been redesigned. See 'lisp-modules' in the nixpkgs manual."; # Added 2024-05-07