diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
index fd980618de81..2bc586854351 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/docker/default.nix
@@ -375,20 +375,6 @@ rec {
     tiniHash = "sha256-ZDKu/8yE5G0RYFJdhgmCdN3obJNyRWv6K/Gd17zc1sI=";
   };
 
-  docker_26 = callPackage dockerGen rec {
-    version = "26.1.5";
-    cliRev = "v${version}";
-    cliHash = "sha256-UlN+Uc0YHhLyu14h5oDBXP4K9y2tYKPOIPTGZCe4PVY=";
-    mobyRev = "v${version}";
-    mobyHash = "sha256-6Hx7GnA7P6HqDlnGoc+HpPHSl69XezwAEGbvWYUVQlE=";
-    runcRev = "v1.1.12";
-    runcHash = "sha256-N77CU5XiGYIdwQNPFyluXjseTeaYuNJ//OsEUS0g/v0=";
-    containerdRev = "v1.7.18";
-    containerdHash = "sha256-IlK5IwniaBhqMgxQzV8btQcbdJkNEQeUMoh6aOsBOHQ=";
-    tiniRev = "v0.19.0";
-    tiniHash = "sha256-ZDKu/8yE5G0RYFJdhgmCdN3obJNyRWv6K/Gd17zc1sI=";
-  };
-
   docker_27 = callPackage dockerGen rec {
     version = "27.5.1";
     cliRev = "v${version}";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index fd2041c53b25..49eb8b34f7ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -552,6 +552,7 @@ mapAliases {
   dnscrypt-wrapper = throw "dnscrypt-wrapper was removed because it has been effectively unmaintained since 2018. Use DNSCcrypt support in dnsdist instead"; # Added 2024-09-14
   docear = throw "Docear was removed because it was unmaintained upstream. JabRef, Zotero, or Mendeley are potential replacements."; # Added 2024-11-02
   docker_24 = throw "'docker_24' has been removed because it has been unmaintained since June 2024. Use docker_25 or newer instead."; # Added 2024-12-21
+  docker_26 = throw "'docker_26' has been removed because it has been unmaintained since February 2025. Use docker_28 or newer instead."; # Added 2025-06-21
   docker-compose_1 = throw "'docker-compose_1' has been removed because it has been unmaintained since May 2021. Use docker-compose instead."; # Added 2024-07-29
   docker-distribution = distribution; # Added 2023-12-26
   dolphin-emu-beta = dolphin-emu; # Added 2023-02-11
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 96b2c89bebe3..7d2dbe6d76f9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -12131,7 +12131,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   inherit (callPackage ../applications/virtualization/docker { })
     docker_25
-    docker_26
     docker_27
     docker_28
     ;