diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitfs/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitfs/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 97053ad85034..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gi/gitfs/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  python3Packages,
-}:
-
-python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "gitfs";
-  version = "0.5.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "PressLabs";
-    repo = "gitfs";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1jzwdwan8ndvp2lw6j7zbvg5k9rgf2d8dcxjrwc6bwyk59xdxn4p";
-  };
-
-  patchPhase = ''
-    # requirement checks are unnecessary at runtime
-    echo > requirements.txt
-
-    # NOTE: As of gitfs 0.5.2, The pygit2 release that upstream uses is a major
-    # version behind the one packaged in nixpkgs.
-    substituteInPlace gitfs/mounter.py --replace \
-      'from pygit2.remote import RemoteCallbacks' \
-      'from pygit2 import RemoteCallbacks'
-  '';
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    pytestCheckHook
-    pytest-cov-stub
-    mock
-  ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    atomiclong
-    fusepy
-    pygit2
-    six
-  ];
-
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "gitfs" ];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "FUSE filesystem that fully integrates with git";
-    longDescription = ''
-      A git remote repository's branch can be mounted locally,
-      and any subsequent changes made to the files will be
-      automatically committed to the remote.
-    '';
-    homepage = "https://github.com/PressLabs/gitfs";
-    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.robbinch ];
-    mainProgram = "gitfs";
-    # requires <=python39, otherwise you get this at runtime:
-    # AttributeError: module 'collections' has no attribute 'MutableMapping'
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index f70c3719a68b..ada49dcfecda 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -851,6 +851,7 @@ mapAliases {
   gimp3-with-plugins = gimp-with-plugins; # Added 2025-10-03
   gimp3Plugins = gimpPlugins; # Added 2025-10-03
   gitAndTools = throw "gitAndTools has been removed, as the packages are now available at the top level"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-26
+  gitfs = throw "'gitfs' has been removed, as it is broken and unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2026-05-22
   gitversion = throw "'gitversion' has been removed because it produced a broken build and was unmaintained"; # Added 2025-08-30
   gjay = throw "'gjay' has been removed as it is unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2025-05-25
   glabels = throw "'glabels' has been removed because it is no longer maintained. Consider using 'glabels-qt', which is an active fork."; # Added 2025-09-16