diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
index d9c6e672cc0e..7ec87d3dbb1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/extensions/default.nix
@@ -1782,21 +1782,7 @@ let
 
       equinusocio.vsc-material-theme = callPackage ./equinusocio.vsc-material-theme { };
 
-      equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons = buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
-        mktplcRef = {
-          name = "vsc-material-theme-icons";
-          publisher = "Equinusocio";
-          version = "3.8.8";
-          hash = "sha256-el2hQaq1gZBn2PZ+f+S1fHM/g3V0sX7Chyre04sds8k=";
-        };
-        meta = {
-          description = "Material Theme Icons, the most epic icons theme for Visual Studio Code and Material Theme";
-          downloadPage = "https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=Equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons";
-          homepage = "https://github.com/material-theme/vsc-material-theme-icons";
-          license = lib.licenses.asl20;
-          maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.themaxmur ];
-        };
-      };
+      equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons = throw "'equinusocio.vsc-material-theme-icons' has been removed due to security concerns. The extension contained potentially malicious code and was taken down."; # Added 2025-02-28
 
       esbenp.prettier-vscode = buildVscodeMarketplaceExtension {
         mktplcRef = {