diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/exfat/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/exfat/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 8f7813ac2a8c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/exfat/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{
-  stdenv,
-  lib,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  kernel,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "exfat-nofuse-${version}-${kernel.version}";
-  version = "2020-04-15";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "barrybingo";
-    repo = "exfat-nofuse";
-    rev = "297a5739cd4a942a1d814d05a9cd9b542e7b8fc8";
-    sha256 = "14jahy7n6pr482fjfrlf9ck3f2rkr5ds0n5r85xdfsla37ria26d";
-  };
-
-  hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
-
-  makeFlags = [
-    "KDIR=${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build"
-    "ARCH=${stdenv.hostPlatform.linuxArch}"
-  ]
-  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) [
-    "CROSS_COMPILE=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}"
-  ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    install -m644 -b -D exfat.ko $out/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/kernel/fs/exfat/exfat.ko
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "exfat kernel module";
-    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ makefu ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 380b398694a0..531a9689a73b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -407,9 +407,6 @@ in
           inherit kernel;
         };
 
-        exfat-nofuse =
-          if lib.versionOlder kernel.version "5.8" then callPackage ../os-specific/linux/exfat { } else null;
-
         evdi = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/evdi { };
 
         fanout = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/fanout { };
@@ -709,6 +706,7 @@ in
         zfs_2_1 = throw "zfs_2_1 has been removed"; # added 2024-12-25;
         ati_drivers_x11 = throw "ati drivers are no longer supported by any kernel >=4.1"; # added 2021-05-18;
         deepin-anything-module = throw "the Deepin desktop environment and associated tools have been removed from nixpkgs due to lack of maintenance";
+        exfat-nofuse = throw "exfat-nofuse has been removed, all kernels > 5.8 come with built-in exfat support"; # added 2025-10-07
         hid-nintendo = throw "hid-nintendo was added in mainline kernel version 5.16"; # Added 2023-07-30
         sch_cake = throw "sch_cake was added in mainline kernel version 4.19"; # Added 2023-06-14
         rtl8723bs = throw "rtl8723bs was added in mainline kernel version 4.12"; # Added 2023-06-14