diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/typora/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/typora/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a9afc774bc05..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/typora/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,72 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv
-, lib
-, fetchurl
-, makeWrapper
-, electron_9
-, dpkg
-, gtk3
-, glib
-, gsettings-desktop-schemas
-, wrapGAppsHook
-, withPandoc ? false
-, pandoc
-}:
-
-let
-  electron = electron_9;
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "typora";
-  version = "0.9.98";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://www.typora.io/linux/typora_${version}_amd64.deb";
-    sha256 = "sha256-JiqjxT8ZGttrcJrcQmBoGPnRuuYWZ9u2083RxZoLMus=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    dpkg
-    makeWrapper
-    wrapGAppsHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib
-    gsettings-desktop-schemas
-    gtk3
-  ];
-
-  # The deb contains setuid permission on `chrome-sandbox`, which will actually not get installed.
-  unpackPhase = "dpkg-deb --fsys-tarfile $src | tar -x --no-same-permissions --no-same-owner";
-
-  dontWrapGApps = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share
-    {
-      cd usr
-      mv share/typora/resources/app $out/share/typora
-      mv share/{applications,icons,doc} $out/share/
-    }
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  postFixup = ''
-    makeWrapper ${electron}/bin/electron $out/bin/typora \
-      --add-flags $out/share/typora \
-      "''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}" \
-      ${lib.optionalString withPandoc ''--prefix PATH : "${lib.makeBinPath [ pandoc ]}"''} \
-      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "${lib.makeLibraryPath [ stdenv.cc.cc ]}"
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A minimal Markdown reading & writing app";
-    homepage = "https://typora.io";
-    license = licenses.unfree;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jensbin ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux"];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index c2e524b894f7..a7b3a40a875e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -913,7 +913,8 @@ mapAliases ({
   truecrypt = veracrypt; # added 2018-10-24
   tshark = wireshark-cli; # added 2018-04-25
   tuijam = throw "tuijam has been removed because Google Play Music was discontinued"; # added 2021-03-07
-  turbo-geth = throw "turbo-geth has been renamed to erigon"; # added 20201-08-08
+  turbo-geth = throw "turbo-geth has been renamed to erigon"; # added 2021-08-08
+  typora = throw "Newer versions of typora use anti-user encryption and refuse to start. As such it has been removed."; # added 2021-09-11
   uberwriter = apostrophe; # added 2020-04-23
   ubootBeagleboneBlack = ubootAmx335xEVM; # added 2020-01-21
   ucsFonts = ucs-fonts; # added 2016-07-15
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 5493a313d814..5c3064306e8d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -26633,8 +26633,6 @@ with pkgs;
     mlt-qt5 = libsForQt514.mlt;
   };
 
-  typora = callPackage ../applications/editors/typora { };
-
   taxi = callPackage ../applications/networking/ftp/taxi { };
 
   librep = callPackage ../development/libraries/librep { };