diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/default.nix
index 7aee0a3a17a4..da2b2cbd51af 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ let
     { hypr-dynamic-cursors = import ./hypr-dynamic-cursors.nix; }
     { hyprfocus = import ./hyprfocus.nix; }
     { hyprgrass = import ./hyprgrass.nix; }
-    { hyprscroller = import ./hyprscroller.nix; }
+    {
+      hyprscroller = throw "hyprlandPlugins.hyprscroller has been removed as the upstream project is deprecated. Consider using `hyprlandPlugins.hyprscrolling`.";
+    } # Added 2025-05-09
     { hyprspace = import ./hyprspace.nix; }
     { hyprsplit = import ./hyprsplit.nix; }
     (import ./hyprland-plugins.nix)
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/hyprscroller.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/hyprscroller.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 83090727ed08..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/hyprwm/hyprland-plugins/hyprscroller.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  mkHyprlandPlugin,
-  hyprland,
-  cmake,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  nix-update-script,
-}:
-
-mkHyprlandPlugin hyprland {
-  pluginName = "hyprscroller";
-  version = "0-unstable-2025-03-24";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "dawsers";
-    repo = "hyprscroller";
-    rev = "5b62ca58790f8c2961da79af95efa458f6a814fe";
-    hash = "sha256-monOoefLpK2cUAPBlJlVt9BkoSELQmYVysj81zJ74i0=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mkdir -p $out/lib
-    mv hyprscroller.so $out/lib/libhyprscroller.so
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { extraArgs = [ "--version=branch" ]; };
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/dawsers/hyprscroller";
-    description = "Hyprland layout plugin providing a scrolling layout like PaperWM";
-    license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ donovanglover ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}