diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libuinputplus/0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libuinputplus/0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index cd6f43d37705..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libuinputplus/0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-From 265e406e254c8d84016b12b344d8df71d1765dd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jappie Klooster <jappieklooster@hotmail.com>
-Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 16:33:18 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] Add cmake install directives
-
-To make nix builds work, it expect a make install command to
-be available.
-Adding these directives seems to fix the build.
-
-If it's no trouble to you, please consider adding them.
----
- CMakeLists.txt | 8 ++++++++
- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index cbfc9c1..948c432 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
-         uInput.cpp uInputSetup.cpp uInputResource.cpp
-         uInput.hpp CommonIncludes.hpp uInputSetup.hpp)
- 
-+include(GNUInstallDirs)
-+
- add_library(uInputPlus ${SOURCE_FILES})
- target_include_directories(uInputPlus PUBLIC .)
- 
-@@ -15,3 +17,9 @@ target_link_libraries(uInputPlus_test uInputPlus)
- 
- configure_file(uInputPlus.pc.in uInputPlus.pc @ONLY)
- 
-+
-+install(TARGETS uInputPlus
-+        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-+install(FILES uInput.hpp CommonIncludes.hpp uInputSetup.hpp
-+        DESTINATION include/)
-+
--- 
-2.29.2
-
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libuinputplus/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libuinputplus/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1541a52b32a7..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libuinputplus/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  cmake,
-  pkg-config,
-}:
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libuinputplus";
-  version = "2021-04-02";
-
-  # adds missing cmake install directives
-  # https://github.com/YukiWorkshop/libuInputPlus/pull/7
-  patches = [ ./0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch ];
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "YukiWorkshop";
-    repo = "libuInputPlus";
-    rev = "f7f18eb339bba61a43f2cad481a9b1a453a66957";
-    sha256 = "0sind2ghhy4h9kfkr5hsmhcq0di4ifwqyv4gac96rgj5mwvs33lp";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace-fail "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.0)" "cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.10)"
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    inherit (src.meta) homepage;
-    description = "Easy-to-use uinput library in C++";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = with platforms; linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 11fa2596113d..530ab4fe1483 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -827,6 +827,7 @@ mapAliases {
   libtorrent = throw "'libtorrent' has been renamed to 'libtorrent-rakshasa' for clearer distinction from 'libtorrent-rasterbar'"; # Added 2025-09-10
   libtransmission = throw "libtransmission_3 has been removed in favour of libtransmission_4. Note that upgrade caused data loss for some users so backup is recommended (see NixOS 24.11 release notes for details)"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-26
   libtransmission_3 = throw "libtransmission_3 has been removed in favour of libtransmission_4. Note that upgrade caused data loss for some users so backup is recommended (see NixOS 24.11 release notes for details)"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-26
+  libuinputplus = throw "'libuinputplus' has been removed, as it was unmaintained upstream since 2021, no longer builds, and is no longer used by anything"; # Added 2025-11-02
   libviper = throw "'libviper' was removed as it is broken and not maintained upstream"; # Added 2025-05-17
   libwnck3 = throw "'libwnck3' has been renamed to/replaced by 'libwnck'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   lightdm_gtk_greeter = throw "'lightdm_gtk_greeter' has been renamed to/replaced by 'lightdm-gtk-greeter'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27