diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/olifant/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/olifant/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 48fe90423a95..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/olifant/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, nix-update-script
-, fetchpatch
-, vala
-, meson
-, ninja
-, pkg-config
-, python3
-, libgee
-, gsettings-desktop-schemas
-, gnome
-, pantheon
-, wrapGAppsHook
-, gtk3
-, json-glib
-, glib
-, glib-networking
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "olifant";
-  version = "0.2.1-beta6";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "cleac";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-3hnEa4Q1dH0R8Jp+Ew0+dH1PEm3F+56jYwqhJ+vll4M=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson
-    ninja
-    pkg-config
-    python3
-    vala
-    wrapGAppsHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib
-    glib-networking
-    gnome.libsoup
-    gsettings-desktop-schemas
-    gtk3
-    json-glib
-    libgee
-    pantheon.granite
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    chmod +x meson/post_install.py
-    patchShebangs meson/post_install.py
-  '';
-
-  passthru = {
-    updateScript = nix-update-script {
-      attrPath = pname;
-    };
-  };
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A simple Mastodon client designed for elementary OS, originally developed by @bleakgrey";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/cleac/olifant";
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ] ++ teams.pantheon.members;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 041324e9f966..1bdadffbc601 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   oblogout = throw "oblogout has been removed from nixpkgs, as it's archived upstream."; # added 2019-12-10
   octoprint-plugins = throw "octoprint-plugins are now part of the octoprint.python.pkgs package set."; # added 2021-01-24
   ofp = throw "ofp is not compatible with odp-dpdk";
+  olifant = throw "olifant has been removed from nixpkgs, as it was unmaintained."; # added 2021-08-05
   opencl-icd = ocl-icd; # added 2017-01-20
   openconnect_pa = throw "openconnect_pa fork has been discontinued, support for GlobalProtect is now available in openconnect"; # added 2021-05-21
   openexr_ctl = ctl; # added 2018-04-25
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index e10ea4f67614..c3daf94d2588 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -27902,8 +27902,6 @@ in
   neovim-qt-unwrapped = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/neovim/neovim-qt.nix { };
   neovim-qt = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/editors/neovim/qt.nix { };
 
-  olifant = callPackage ../applications/misc/olifant { };
-
   gnvim-unwrapped = callPackage ../applications/editors/neovim/gnvim {
     gtk = pkgs.gtk3;
   };