diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
index d0da48a610d6..0521b505b435 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2511.section.md
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 - The Pocket ID module ([`services.pocket-id`][#opt-services.pocket-id.enable]) and package (`pocket-id`) has been updated to 1.0.0. Some environment variables have been changed or removed, see the [migration guide](https://pocket-id.org/docs/setup/migrate-to-v1/).
 
+- The `yeahwm` package and `services.xserver.windowManager.yeahwm` module were removed due to the package being broken and unmaintained upstream.
+
 - The `services.siproxd` module has been removed as `siproxd` is unmaintained and broken with libosip 5.x.
 
 - `renovate` was updated to v40. See the [upstream release notes](https://github.com/renovatebot/renovate/releases/tag/40.0.0) for breaking changes.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix
index e54a9bd1cfa8..57a91fe09159 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ in
     ./wmderland.nix
     ./wmii.nix
     ./xmonad.nix
-    ./yeahwm.nix
     ./qtile.nix
     ./none.nix
   ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/yeahwm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/yeahwm.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index db623382016c..000000000000
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/window-managers/yeahwm.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{
-  config,
-  lib,
-  pkgs,
-  ...
-}:
-
-with lib;
-
-let
-  cfg = config.services.xserver.windowManager.yeahwm;
-in
-{
-  ###### interface
-  options = {
-    services.xserver.windowManager.yeahwm.enable = mkEnableOption "yeahwm";
-  };
-
-  ###### implementation
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    services.xserver.windowManager.session = singleton {
-      name = "yeahwm";
-      start = ''
-        ${pkgs.yeahwm}/bin/yeahwm &
-        waitPID=$!
-      '';
-    };
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.yeahwm ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ye/yeahwm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ye/yeahwm/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bfa2b3267973..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ye/yeahwm/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchurl,
-  installShellFiles,
-  lesstif,
-  libX11,
-  libXext,
-  libXinerama,
-  libXmu,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-  pname = "yeahwm";
-  version = "0.3.5";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://phrat.de/yeahwm_${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-ySzpiEjIuI2bZ8Eo4wcQlEwEpkVDECVFNcECsrb87gU=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    installShellFiles
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    lesstif
-    libX11
-    libXext
-    libXinerama
-    libXmu
-  ];
-
-  strictDeps = true;
-
-  preBuild =
-    let
-      includes = builtins.concatStringsSep " " (
-        builtins.map (l: "-I${lib.getDev l}/include") finalAttrs.buildInputs
-      );
-      ldpath = builtins.concatStringsSep " " (
-        builtins.map (l: "-L${lib.getLib l}/lib") finalAttrs.buildInputs
-      );
-    in
-    ''
-      makeFlagsArray+=( CC="${stdenv.cc}/bin/cc" \
-                        XROOT="${libX11}" \
-                        INCLUDES="${includes}" \
-                        LDPATH="${ldpath}" \
-                        prefix="${placeholder "out"}" )
-    '';
-
-  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains like upstream gcc-10.
-  # Otherwise build fails as:
-  #   ld: screen.o:(.bss+0x40): multiple definition of `fg'; client.o:(.bss+0x40): first defined here
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    installManPage yeahwm.1
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = "http://phrat.de/index.html";
-    description = "X window manager based on evilwm and aewm";
-    longDescription = ''
-      YeahWM is a h* window manager for X based on evilwm and aewm.
-
-      Features
-      - Sloppy Focus.
-      - BeOS-like tabbed titles, which can be repositioned.
-      - Support for Xinerama.
-      - Simple Appearance.
-      - Good keyboard control.
-      - Creative usage of the mouse.
-      - Respects aspect size hints.
-      - Solid resize and move operations.
-      - Virtual Desktops.
-      - "Magic" Screen edges for desktop switching.
-      - Snapping to other windows and screen borders when moving windows.
-      - Small binary size(ca. 23kb).
-      - Little resource usage.
-      - It's slick.
-    '';
-    changelog = "http://phrat.de/README";
-    license = lib.licenses.isc;
-    mainProgram = "yeahwm";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ ];
-    inherit (libX11.meta) platforms;
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 211293f8958b..a6efe4b6cb09 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -2125,6 +2125,7 @@ mapAliases {
   youtrack_2022_3 = throw "'youtrack_2022_3' has been removed as it was deprecated. Please update to the 'youtrack' package."; # Added 2024-10-17
   yabar = throw "'yabar' has been removed as the upstream project was archived"; # Added 2025-06-10
   yabar-unstable = yabar; # Added 2025-06-10
+  yeahwm = throw "'yeahwm' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained upstream."; # Added 2025-06-12
   yrd = throw "'yrd' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained"; # added 2024-05-27
   yubikey-manager-qt = throw "'yubikey-manager-qt' has been removed due to being archived upstream. Consider using 'yubioath-flutter' instead."; # Added 2025-06-07
   yubikey-personalization-gui = throw "'yubikey-personalization-gui' has been removed due to being archived upstream. Consider using 'yubioath-flutter' instead."; # Added 2025-06-07