diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/tomboy/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/tomboy/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5aaec7a1e600..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/tomboy/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, itstool, intltool, pkg-config
-, libxml2, gnome2, atk, gtk2, glib
-, mono, mono-addins, dbus-sharp-2_0, dbus-sharp-glib-2_0, gnome-sharp, gtk-sharp-2_0
-, makeWrapper, lib}:
-
-let
-  version = "1.15.9";
-in
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "tomboy";
-  inherit version;
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/tomboy-notes/tomboy/releases/download/${version}/tomboy-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0j5jmd079bm2fydqaic5ymbfdxna3qlx6fkp2mqhgcdr7prsbl3q";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ itstool intltool
-    libxml2 gnome2.GConf atk gtk2
-    mono mono-addins dbus-sharp-2_0 dbus-sharp-glib-2_0 gnome-sharp gtk-sharp-2_0
-    makeWrapper ];
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    makeWrapper "${mono}/bin/mono" "$out/bin/tomboy" \
-      --add-flags "$out/lib/tomboy/Tomboy.exe" \
-      --prefix MONO_GAC_PREFIX : ${dbus-sharp-2_0} \
-      --prefix MONO_GAC_PREFIX : ${dbus-sharp-glib-2_0} \
-      --prefix MONO_GAC_PREFIX : ${gtk-sharp-2_0} \
-      --prefix MONO_GAC_PREFIX : ${gnome-sharp} \
-      --prefix MONO_GAC_PREFIX : ${mono-addins} \
-      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ glib gtk-sharp-2_0 gtk-sharp-2_0.gtk gnome2.GConf ]}
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Tomboy";
-    description = "A simple note-taking application with synchronization";
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ stesie ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 7b1ff86b2405..d5c16434362d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1030,6 +1030,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   tftp_hpa = tftp-hpa; # added 2015-04-03
   timescale-prometheus = promscale; # added 2020-09-29
   timetable = throw "timetable has been removed, as the upstream project has been abandoned"; # added 2021-09-05
+  tomboy = throw "tomboy is not actively developed anymore and was removed."; # added 2022-01-27
   tomcat7 = throw "tomcat7 has been removed from nixpkgs as it has reached end of life."; # added 2021-06-16
   tomcat8 = throw "tomcat8 has been removed from nixpkgs as it has reached end of life."; # added 2021-06-16
   tomcat85 = throw "tomcat85 has been removed from nixpkgs as it has reached end of life."; # added 2020-03-11
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bf57f5623156..79169d6d9595 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -34167,8 +34167,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   tomb = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/tomb {};
 
-  tomboy = callPackage ../applications/misc/tomboy { };
-
   imatix_gsl = callPackage ../development/tools/imatix_gsl {};
 
   sccache = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/sccache {