diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/va/valum/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/va/valum/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index e2dec1824b57..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/va/valum/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,51 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  meson,
-  ninja,
-  pkg-config,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  glib,
-  vala,
-  ctpl,
-  libgee,
-  libsoup_2_4,
-  fcgi,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "valum";
-  version = "0.3.18";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "valum-framework";
-    repo = "valum";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-baAv83YiX8HdBm/t++ktB7pmTVlt4aWZ5xnsAs/NrTI=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson
-    ninja
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib
-    vala
-    ctpl
-    libgee
-    libsoup_2_4
-    fcgi
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/valum-framework/valum";
-    description = "Web micro-framework written in Vala";
-    license = licenses.lgpl3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    # Likely broken by GLib 2.74 switch to PCRE 2.
-    # https://github.com/valum-framework/valum/issues/238
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 1911c58b7e7c..35afd939ad7a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -2609,6 +2609,7 @@ mapAliases {
   };
   vaapiIntel = intel-vaapi-driver; # Added 2023-05-31
   vaapiVdpau = libva-vdpau-driver; # Added 2024-06-05
+  valum = throw "'valum' has been removed because it has been marked as broken since at least November 2024."; # Added 2025-10-01
   vaultwarden-vault = vaultwarden.webvault; # Added 2022-12-13
   varnish74 = throw "varnish 7.4 is EOL. Either use the LTS or upgrade."; # Added 2024-10-31
   varnish74Packages = throw "varnish 7.4 is EOL. Either use the LTS or upgrade."; # Added 2024-10-31