diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ce/centerim/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ce/centerim/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 44abb6a12e6a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ce/centerim/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchurl,
-  gnused,
-  openssl,
-  curl,
-  ncurses,
-  libjpeg,
-  withGpg ? true,
-  gpgme ? null,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "5.0.1";
-  pname = "centerim5";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://centerim.org/download/cim5/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0viz86jflp684vfginhl6aaw4gh2qvalc25anlwljjl3kkmibklk";
-  };
-
-  CXXFLAGS = "-std=gnu++98";
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    openssl
-    curl
-    ncurses
-    libjpeg
-  ] ++ lib.optional withGpg gpgme;
-
-  preConfigure = ''
-    ${gnused}/bin/sed -i '1,1i#include <stdio.h>' libicq2000/libicq2000/sigslot.h
-  '';
-
-  configureFlags = [
-    "--with-openssl=${openssl.dev}"
-  ];
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://www.centerim.org/";
-    description = "Fork of CenterICQ, a curses instant messaging program";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = with lib.platforms; linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index be6e15e7baeb..62df923bebf4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ mapAliases {
   cargo-inspect = throw "'cargo-inspect' has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance. Upstream recommends cargo-expand."; # Added 2025-01-26
   cargo-web = throw "'cargo-web' has been removed due to lack of upstream maintenance"; # Added 2025-01-26
   cawbird = throw "cawbird has been abandoned upstream and is broken anyways due to Twitter closing its API";
+  centerim = throw "centerim has been removed due to upstream disappearing"; # Added 2025-04-18
   certmgr-selfsigned = certmgr; # Added 2023-11-30
   cgal_4 = throw "cgal_4 has been removed as it is obsolete use cgal instead"; # Added 2024-12-30
   cgal_5 = cgal; # Added 2024-12-30