diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/common.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ccd202fa3fe3..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/common.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-{
-  pname,
-  version,
-  src,
-  gitSrc,
-  buildInputs ? [ ],
-  homepage,
-  description,
-  maintainers,
-  passthru ? { },
-}:
-
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  openssl,
-  zlib,
-  asciidoc,
-  libxml2,
-  libxslt,
-  docbook_xsl,
-  pkg-config,
-  coreutils,
-  gnused,
-  groff,
-  docutils,
-  gzip,
-  bzip2,
-  lzip,
-  xz,
-  zstd,
-  python3Packages,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  inherit
-    pname
-    version
-    src
-    gitSrc
-    passthru
-    ;
-
-  separateDebugInfo = true;
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    asciidoc
-  ]
-  ++ (with python3Packages; [
-    python
-    wrapPython
-  ]);
-  buildInputs = buildInputs ++ [
-    openssl
-    zlib
-    libxml2
-    libxslt
-    docbook_xsl
-  ];
-  pythonPath = with python3Packages; [
-    pygments
-    markdown
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    sed -e 's|"gzip"|"${gzip}/bin/gzip"|' \
-        -e 's|"bzip2"|"${bzip2.bin}/bin/bzip2"|' \
-        -e 's|"lzip"|"${lzip}/bin/lzip"|' \
-        -e 's|"xz"|"${xz.bin}/bin/xz"|' \
-        -e 's|"zstd"|"${zstd}/bin/zstd"|' \
-        -i ui-snapshot.c
-
-    substituteInPlace filters/html-converters/man2html \
-      --replace 'groff' '${groff}/bin/groff'
-
-    substituteInPlace filters/html-converters/rst2html \
-      --replace 'rst2html.py' '${docutils}/bin/rst2html.py'
-  '';
-
-  # Give cgit a git source tree and pass configuration parameters (as make
-  # variables).
-  preBuild = ''
-    mkdir -p git
-    tar --strip-components=1 -xf "$gitSrc" -C git
-  '';
-
-  makeFlags = [
-    "prefix=$(out)"
-    "CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH=$(out)/cgit/"
-    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
-    "AR=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}ar"
-  ];
-
-  # Install manpage.
-  postInstall = ''
-    # xmllint fails:
-    #make install-man
-
-    # bypassing xmllint works:
-    a2x --no-xmllint -f manpage cgitrc.5.txt
-    mkdir -p "$out/share/man/man5"
-    cp cgitrc.5 "$out/share/man/man5"
-
-    wrapPythonProgramsIn "$out/lib/cgit/filters" "$out $pythonPath"
-
-    for script in $out/lib/cgit/filters/*.sh $out/lib/cgit/filters/html-converters/txt2html; do
-      wrapProgram $script --prefix PATH : '${
-        lib.makeBinPath [
-          coreutils
-          gnused
-        ]
-      }'
-    done
-  '';
-
-  stripDebugList = [ "cgit" ];
-
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
-
-  meta = {
-    inherit homepage description;
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = maintainers ++ (with lib.maintainers; [ qyliss ]);
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/default.nix
index 9fcd94ccf5e1..06b801a9dcbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,34 @@
 {
   lib,
+  stdenv,
   fetchurl,
-  callPackage,
+  openssl,
+  zlib,
+  asciidoc,
+  libxml2,
+  libxslt,
   luajit,
+  docbook_xsl,
+  pkg-config,
+  coreutils,
+  gnused,
+  groff,
+  docutils,
+  gzip,
+  bzip2,
+  lzip,
+  xz,
+  zstd,
+  python3Packages,
   nixosTests,
 }:
 
-callPackage (import ./common.nix rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "cgit";
   version = "1.2.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/snapshot/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
+    url = "https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/snapshot/cgit-1.2.3.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "193d990ym10qlslk0p8mjwp2j6rhqa7fq0y1iff65lvbyv914pss";
   };
 
@@ -23,11 +40,95 @@ callPackage (import ./common.nix rec {
     sha256 = "09lzwa183nblr6l8ib35g2xrjf9wm9yhk3szfvyzkwivdv69c9r2";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ luajit ];
+  separateDebugInfo = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    asciidoc
+  ]
+  ++ (with python3Packages; [
+    python
+    wrapPython
+  ]);
+  buildInputs = [
+    openssl
+    zlib
+    libxml2
+    libxslt
+    luajit
+    docbook_xsl
+  ];
+  pythonPath = with python3Packages; [
+    pygments
+    markdown
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -e 's|"gzip"|"${gzip}/bin/gzip"|' \
+        -e 's|"bzip2"|"${bzip2.bin}/bin/bzip2"|' \
+        -e 's|"lzip"|"${lzip}/bin/lzip"|' \
+        -e 's|"xz"|"${xz.bin}/bin/xz"|' \
+        -e 's|"zstd"|"${zstd}/bin/zstd"|' \
+        -i ui-snapshot.c
+
+    substituteInPlace filters/html-converters/man2html \
+      --replace 'groff' '${groff}/bin/groff'
+
+    substituteInPlace filters/html-converters/rst2html \
+      --replace 'rst2html.py' '${docutils}/bin/rst2html.py'
+  '';
+
+  # Give cgit a git source tree and pass configuration parameters (as make
+  # variables).
+  preBuild = ''
+    mkdir -p git
+    tar --strip-components=1 -xf "$gitSrc" -C git
+  '';
+
+  makeFlags = [
+    "prefix=$(out)"
+    "CGIT_SCRIPT_PATH=$(out)/cgit/"
+    "CC=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}cc"
+    "AR=${stdenv.cc.targetPrefix}ar"
+  ];
+
+  # Install manpage.
+  postInstall = ''
+    # xmllint fails:
+    #make install-man
+
+    # bypassing xmllint works:
+    a2x --no-xmllint -f manpage cgitrc.5.txt
+    mkdir -p "$out/share/man/man5"
+    cp cgitrc.5 "$out/share/man/man5"
+
+    wrapPythonProgramsIn "$out/lib/cgit/filters" "$out $pythonPath"
+
+    for script in $out/lib/cgit/filters/*.sh $out/lib/cgit/filters/html-converters/txt2html; do
+      wrapProgram $script --prefix PATH : '${
+        lib.makeBinPath [
+          coreutils
+          gnused
+        ]
+      }'
+    done
+  '';
+
+  stripDebugList = [ "cgit" ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   passthru.tests = { inherit (nixosTests) cgit; };
 
-  homepage = "https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/";
-  description = "Web frontend for git repositories";
-  maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ bjornfor ];
-}) { }
+  meta = {
+    homepage = "https://git.zx2c4.com/cgit/about/";
+    description = "Web frontend for git repositories";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
+      bjornfor
+      qyliss
+      sternenseemann
+    ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/pink.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/pink.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 3ff143326027..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/cgit/pink.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  fetchurl,
-  callPackage,
-}:
-
-callPackage (import ./common.nix rec {
-  pname = "cgit-pink";
-  version = "1.4.1";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://git.causal.agency/cgit-pink/snapshot/cgit-pink-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1ma6j3r4ba5fhd47pc6xn5bmxaqr8ci2pvky9v100n1hh5n6q97i";
-  };
-
-  # cgit-pink is tightly coupled with git and needs a git source tree to build.
-  # IMPORTANT: Remember to check which git version cgit-pink needs on every
-  # version bump (look for "GIT_VER" in the top-level Makefile).
-  gitSrc = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://kernel/software/scm/git/git-2.36.1.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0w43a35mhc2qf2gjkxjlnkf2lq8g0snf34iy5gqx2678yq7llpa0";
-  };
-
-  homepage = "https://git.causal.agency/cgit-pink/about/";
-  description = "cgit fork aiming for better maintenance";
-  maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ sternenseemann ];
-}) { }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 335b1b78a00d..0f368af3c9b0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -415,6 +415,7 @@ mapAliases {
   cereal_1_3_0 = throw "cereal_1_3_0 has been removed as it was unused; use cereal intsead"; # Added 2025-09-12
   cereal_1_3_2 = throw "cereal_1_3_2 is now the only version and has been renamed to cereal"; # Added 2025-09-12
   certmgr-selfsigned = throw "'certmgr-selfsigned' has been renamed to/replaced by 'certmgr'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
+  cgit-pink = throw "cgit-pink has been removed, as it is unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2026-01-21
   challenger = throw "'challenger' has been renamed to/replaced by 'taler-challenger'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   charmcraft = throw "charmcraft was removed in Sep 25 following removal of LXD from nixpkgs"; # Added 2025-09-18
   charybdis = throw "charybdis was removed since its upstream repo was archived in 2021"; # Added 2026-01-13
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6e6dd6fff9b5..e1d1a5cc8623 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1154,8 +1154,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   cgit = callPackage ../applications/version-management/cgit { };
 
-  cgit-pink = callPackage ../applications/version-management/cgit/pink.nix { };
-
   datalad = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication datalad;
 
   datalad-gooey = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication datalad-gooey;