diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/clipgrab/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/clipgrab/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b3f633374529..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/clipgrab/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,96 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchurl,
-  makeDesktopItem,
-  ffmpeg,
-  qmake,
-  qttools,
-  wrapQtAppsHook,
-  qtbase,
-  qtdeclarative,
-  qtlocation,
-  qtquickcontrols2,
-  qtwebchannel,
-  qtwebengine,
-  yt-dlp,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "clipgrab";
-  version = "3.9.7";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    sha256 = "sha256-9H8raJd6MyyFICY8WUZQGLJ4teKPJUiQfqbu1HWAVIw=";
-    # The .tar.bz2 "Download" link is a binary blob, the source is the .tar.gz!
-    url = "https://download.clipgrab.org/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    ffmpeg
-    qtbase
-    qtdeclarative
-    qtlocation
-    qtquickcontrols2
-    qtwebchannel
-    qtwebengine
-  ];
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    qmake
-    qttools
-    wrapQtAppsHook
-  ];
-
-  patches = [
-    ./yt-dlp-path.patch
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace youtube_dl.cpp \
-      --replace 'QString YoutubeDl::path = QString();' \
-                'QString YoutubeDl::path = QString("${yt-dlp}/bin/yt-dlp");'
-  ''
-  + lib.optionalString (ffmpeg != null) ''
-    substituteInPlace converter_ffmpeg.cpp \
-      --replace '"ffmpeg"' '"${ffmpeg.bin}/bin/ffmpeg"' \
-      --replace '"ffmpeg ' '"${ffmpeg.bin}/bin/ffmpeg '
-  '';
-
-  qmakeFlags = [ "clipgrab.pro" ];
-
-  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem rec {
-    name = "clipgrab";
-    exec = name;
-    icon = name;
-    desktopName = "ClipGrab";
-    comment = meta.description;
-    genericName = "Web video downloader";
-    categories = [
-      "Qt"
-      "AudioVideo"
-      "Audio"
-      "Video"
-    ];
-  };
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-    install -Dm755 clipgrab $out/bin/clipgrab
-    install -Dm644 icon.png $out/share/pixmaps/clipgrab.png
-    cp -r ${desktopItem}/share/applications $out/share
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Video downloader for YouTube and other sites";
-    longDescription = ''
-      ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe,
-      Dailymotion and many other online video sites. It converts downloaded
-      videos to MPEG4, MP3 or other formats in just one easy step.
-    '';
-    homepage = "https://clipgrab.org/";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    mainProgram = "clipgrab";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/clipgrab/yt-dlp-path.patch b/pkgs/applications/video/clipgrab/yt-dlp-path.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5a9a4b6dcc48..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/clipgrab/yt-dlp-path.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,86 +0,0 @@
---- a/main.cpp
-+++ b/main.cpp
-@@ -91,14 +91,5 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
-         w.show();
-     }
- 
--    QTimer::singleShot(0, [=] {
--       cg->getUpdateInfo();
--       QObject::connect(cg, &ClipGrab::updateInfoProcessed, [cg] {
--           bool force = QSettings().value("forceYoutubeDlDownload", false).toBool();
--           if (force) QSettings().setValue("forceYoutubeDlDownload", false);
--           cg->downloadYoutubeDl(force);
--       });
--    });
--
-     return app.exec();
- }
---- a/youtube_dl.cpp
-+++ b/youtube_dl.cpp
-@@ -8,52 +8,16 @@ YoutubeDl::YoutubeDl()
- QString YoutubeDl::path = QString();
- 
- QString YoutubeDl::find(bool force) {
--    if (!force && !path.isEmpty()) return path;
--
--    // Prefer downloaded youtube-dl
--    QString localPath = QStandardPaths::locate(QStandardPaths::AppDataLocation, "yt-dlp");
--    QProcess* process = instance(localPath, QStringList() << "--version");
--    process->start();
--    process->waitForFinished();
--    process->deleteLater();
--    if (process->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) process->kill();
--    if (process->exitCode() == QProcess::ExitStatus::NormalExit) {
--        path = localPath;
--        return path;
--    }
--
--    // Try system-wide youtube-dlp installation
--    QString globalPath = QStandardPaths::findExecutable("yt-dlp");
--    process = instance(globalPath, QStringList() << "--version");
--    process->start();
--    process->waitForFinished();
--    process->deleteLater();
--    if (process->state() != QProcess::NotRunning) process->kill();
--    if (process->exitCode() == QProcess::ExitStatus::NormalExit) {
--        path = globalPath;
--        return path;
--    }
--
--    return "";
-+    // We supply yt-dlp from nixpkgs, so the downloading
-+    // machinery is not needed anymore.
-+    (void)force;
-+    return path;
- }
- 
- QProcess* YoutubeDl::instance(QStringList arguments) {
--    return instance(find(), arguments);
--}
--
--QProcess* YoutubeDl::instance(QString path, QStringList arguments) {
-     QProcess *process = new QProcess();
- 
--    QString execPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
--    QProcessEnvironment env = QProcessEnvironment::systemEnvironment();
--    env.insert("PATH", execPath + ":" + env.value("PATH"));
--    process->setEnvironment(env.toStringList());
--
--    #if defined Q_OS_WIN
--        process->setProgram(execPath + "/python/python.exe");
--    #else
--        process->setProgram(QStandardPaths::findExecutable("python3"));
--    #endif
-+    process->setProgram(path);
- 
-     QSettings settings;
-     QStringList proxyArguments;
-@@ -81,7 +45,7 @@ QProcess* YoutubeDl::instance(QString path, QStringList arguments) {
-         networkArguments << "--force-ipv4";
-     }
- 
--    process->setArguments(QStringList() << path << arguments << proxyArguments << networkArguments);
-+    process->setArguments(QStringList() << arguments << proxyArguments << networkArguments);
-     return process;
- }
- 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index d4b2ef19f55e..08e8f08234a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -508,6 +508,7 @@ mapAliases {
   cli-visualizer = throw "'cli-visualizer' has been removed as the upstream repository is gone"; # Added 2025-06-05
   clima = throw "'clima' has been removed, as it has been unmaintained upstream since December 2024, use glow instead"; # Added 2026-01-01
   clipbuzz = throw "clipbuzz has been removed, as it does not build with supported Zig versions"; # Added 2025-08-09
+  clipgrab = throw "'clipgrab' has been removed, as it was unmaintained in nixpkgs since 2022 and depended on vulnerable qt5 webengine."; # Added 2026-02-11
   cloudlogoffline = throw "cloudlogoffline has been removed"; # Added 2025-05-18
   clucene_core = warnAlias "'clucene_core' has been renamed to 'clucene-core'" clucene-core; # Added 2026-01-12
   clucene_core_2 = warnAlias "'clucene_core_2' has been renamed to 'clucene-core_2'" clucene-core_2; # Added 2026-01-12
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2cc92f7d4673..4b0c89740a47 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9168,8 +9168,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   chromium = callPackage ../applications/networking/browsers/chromium (config.chromium or { });
 
-  clipgrab = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/video/clipgrab { };
-
   cni = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/cni { };
   cni-plugins = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/cni/plugins.nix { };