diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL2_classic_image/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL2_classic_image/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a6f58fc573a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sd/SDL2_classic_image/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-{
-  SDL2_image,
-  SDL2_classic,
-  enableSTB ? true,
-}:
-
-(SDL2_image.override {
-  SDL2 = SDL2_classic;
-  inherit enableSTB;
-}).overrideAttrs
-  {
-    pname = "SDL2_classic_image";
-  }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index e4efb01a8639..d7144b8ae3dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1687,6 +1687,7 @@ mapAliases {
   SDL_gpu = throw "'SDL_gpu' has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance and known users"; # Added 2025-03-15
   SDL_image_2_0 = throw "'SDL_image_2_0' has been removed in favor of the latest version"; # Added 2025-04-20
   SDL2_mixer_2_0 = throw "'SDL2_mixer_2_0' has been removed in favor of the latest version"; # Added 2025-04-27
+  SDL2_classic_image = throw "'SDL2_classic_image' has been removed as part of the deprecation of 'SDL2_classic'. Consider upgrading to 'SDL2_image' built with 'sdl2-compat'."; # Added 2025-05-20
   SDL2_classic_mixer_2_0 = throw "'SDL2_classic_mixer_2_0' has been removed in favor of the latest version"; # Added 2025-04-27
   SDL2_classic_mixer = throw "'SDL2_classic_mixer' has been removed as part of the deprecation of 'SDL2_classic'. Consider upgrading to 'SDL2_mixer' built with 'sdl2-compat'."; # Added 2025-05-20
   SDL2_classic_ttf = throw "'SDL2_classic_ttf' has been removed as part of the deprecation of 'SDL2_classic'. Consider upgrading to 'SDL2_ttf' built with 'sdl2-compat'."; # Added 2025-05-20