diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
index b85d0b605f36..0d55afe67562 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/nix/default.nix
@@ -183,20 +183,6 @@ lib.makeExtensible (
       # depend on the components they need in `nixComponents_2_26`.
       nix_2_26 = addTests "nix_2_26" self.nixComponents_2_26.nix-everything;
 
-      nixComponents_2_27 = nixDependencies.callPackage ./modular/packages.nix rec {
-        version = "2.27.1";
-        inherit (self.nix_2_24.meta) maintainers;
-        otherSplices = generateSplicesForNixComponents "nixComponents_2_27";
-        src = fetchFromGitHub {
-          owner = "NixOS";
-          repo = "nix";
-          tag = version;
-          hash = "sha256-rBPulEBpn4IiqkPsetuh7BRzT2iGCzZYnogTAsbrvhU=";
-        };
-      };
-
-      nix_2_27 = addTests "nix_2_27" self.nixComponents_2_27.nix-everything;
-
       nixComponents_2_28 = nixDependencies.callPackage ./modular/packages.nix rec {
         version = "2.28.1";
         inherit (self.nix_2_24.meta) maintainers;
@@ -244,6 +230,9 @@ lib.makeExtensible (
         ) (lib.range 4 23)
       )
       // {
+        nixComponents_2_27 = throw "nixComponents_2_27 has been removed. use nixComponents_2_28.";
+        nix_2_27 = throw "nix_2_27 has been removed. use nix_2_28.";
+
         unstable = throw "nixVersions.unstable has been removed. use nixVersions.latest or the nix flake.";
         git = throw "nixVersions.git has been removed. use nixVersions.latest or the nix flake.";
       }