diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/build.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/build.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a6ee2a4a36c9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/build.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchgit,
-  autoreconfHook,
-  glib,
-  pkg-config,
-  libxml2,
-  exiv2,
-  imagemagick6,
-  version,
-  sha256,
-  rev,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  inherit version;
-  pname = "cataract";
-
-  src = fetchgit {
-    url = "git://git.bzatek.net/cataract";
-    inherit sha256 rev;
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoreconfHook
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib
-    libxml2
-    exiv2
-    imagemagick6
-  ];
-
-  prePatch = ''
-    sed -i 's|#include <exiv2/exif.hpp>|#include <exiv2/exiv2.hpp>|' src/jpeg-utils.cpp
-  '';
-
-  # Add workaround for -fno-common toolchains like upstream gcc-10 to
-  # avoid build failures like:
-  #   ld: stats.o:/build/cataract-675e647/src/stats.h:24: multiple definition of
-  #     `stats_images'; cgg.o:/build/cataract-675e647/src/stats.h:24: first defined here
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir $out/{bin,share} -p
-    cp src/cgg{,-dirgen} $out/bin/
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "http://cgg.bzatek.net/";
-    description = "Simple static web photo gallery, designed to be clean and easily usable";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.matthiasbeyer ];
-    platforms = with platforms; linux ++ darwin;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c450be40292..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage }:
-
-callPackage ./build.nix {
-  version = "1.1.0";
-  rev = "675e647dc8ae918d29f520a29be9201ae85a94dd";
-  sha256 = "13b9rvcy9k2ay8w36j28kc7f4lnxp4jc0494ck3xsmwgqsawmzdj";
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/unstable.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/unstable.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index deabaf741721..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/cataract/unstable.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage }:
-
-callPackage ./build.nix {
-  version = "unstable-2016-10-18";
-  rev = "db3d992febbe703931840e9bdad95c43081694a5";
-  sha256 = "04f85piy675lq36w1mw6mw66n8911mmn4ifj8h9x47z8z806h3rf";
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index a3085122e4dd..87393358965c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ mapAliases {
   cassandra_3_11 = throw "'cassandra_3_11' has been removed has it reached end-of-life"; # Added 2025-03-23
   cawbird = throw "cawbird has been abandoned upstream and is broken anyways due to Twitter closing its API";
   catalyst-browser = throw "'catalyst-browser' has been removed due to a lack of maintenance and not satisfying our security criteria for browsers."; # Added 2025-06-25
+  cataract = throw "'cataract' has been removed due to a lack of maintenace"; # Added 2025-08-25
+  cataract-unstable = throw "'cataract-unstable' has been removed due to a lack of maintenace"; # Added 2025-08-25
   cde = throw "'cde' has been removed as it is unmaintained and broken"; # Added 2025-05-17
   centerim = throw "centerim has been removed due to upstream disappearing"; # Added 2025-04-18
   certmgr-selfsigned = certmgr; # Added 2023-11-30
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8cb96150118c..a387dd07aafe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1901,9 +1901,6 @@ with pkgs;
   capstone = callPackage ../development/libraries/capstone { };
   capstone_4 = callPackage ../development/libraries/capstone/4.nix { };
 
-  cataract = callPackage ../applications/misc/cataract { };
-  cataract-unstable = callPackage ../applications/misc/cataract/unstable.nix { };
-
   catch2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/catch2 { };
 
   catch2_3 = callPackage ../development/libraries/catch2/3.nix { };