diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/feedreader/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/feedreader/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 4eb8da760bff..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/feedreaders/feedreader/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,48 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, nix-update-script, meson, ninja, pkg-config, vala, gettext, python3
-, appstream-glib, desktop-file-utils, wrapGAppsHook, gnome-online-accounts
-, gtk3, libgee, libpeas, librest, webkitgtk, gsettings-desktop-schemas
-, curl, glib, gnome, gst_all_1, json-glib, libnotify, libsecret, sqlite, gumbo, libxml2
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "feedreader";
-  version = "2.11.0";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "jangernert";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1agy1nkpkdsy2kbrrc8nrwphj5n86rikjjvwkr8klbf88mzl6civ";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson ninja pkg-config vala gettext appstream-glib desktop-file-utils
-    libxml2 python3 wrapGAppsHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    curl glib json-glib libnotify libsecret sqlite gumbo gtk3
-    libgee libpeas gnome.libsoup librest webkitgtk gsettings-desktop-schemas
-    gnome-online-accounts
-  ] ++ (with gst_all_1; [
-    gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-good
-  ]);
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    patchShebangs build-aux/meson_post_install.py
-  '';
-
-  passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script {
-      attrPath = pname;
-    };
-  };
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A modern desktop application designed to complement existing web-based RSS accounts";
-    homepage = "https://jangernert.github.io/FeedReader/";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ edwtjo ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 94cf34a7d279..07490a6c7e42 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   fast-neural-doodle = throw "fast-neural-doodle has been removed, as the upstream project has been abandoned"; # Added 2020-03-28
   fastnlo = fastnlo_toolkit; # Added 2021-04-24
   fedora-coreos-config-transpiler = throw "fedora-coreos-config-transpiler has been renamed to 'butane'"; # Added 2021-04-13
+  feedreader = throw "feedreader is no longer activily maintained since 2019. The developer is working on a spiritual successor called NewsFlash."; # Added 2022-05-03
   fetchFromGithub = throw "You meant fetchFromGitHub, with a capital H";
   ffadoFull = throw "'ffadoFull' has been renamed to/replaced by 'ffado'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   ffmpeg-sixel = throw "ffmpeg-sixel has been removed, because it was an outdated/unmaintained fork of ffmpeg"; # Added 2022-03-23";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 47d3dd1d701c..13c278c75fa3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5764,8 +5764,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   featherpad = qt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/featherpad {};
 
-  feedreader = callPackage ../applications/networking/feedreaders/feedreader {};
-
   fend = callPackage ../tools/misc/fend { };
 
   ferm = callPackage ../tools/networking/ferm { };