diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fa/falcon/bump-minimum-cmake-required-version.patch b/pkgs/by-name/fa/falcon/bump-minimum-cmake-required-version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 5f72338cc57e..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fa/falcon/bump-minimum-cmake-required-version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-From a1f4fa1607249b0356c2cd2c54134cb3dc2dc231 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Stanislas Marquis <stan@astrorigin.com>
-Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2023 12:44:09 +0100
-Subject: [PATCH] Update cmake minimum version >= 3.16.3 (ubuntu FF)
-
----
- CMakeLists.txt                         | 2 +-
- apps/faldoc/CMakeLists.txt             | 2 +-
- clt/falcon/editline/CMakeLists.txt     | 4 ++--
- dist/nsis/CMakeLists.txt               | 2 +-
- modules/native/MP/CMakeLists.txt       | 2 +-
- modules/native/conio/CMakeLists.txt    | 2 +-
- modules/native/curl/CMakeLists.txt     | 2 +-
- modules/native/dbi/CMakeLists.txt      | 2 +-
- modules/native/dbus/CMakeLists.txt     | 2 +-
- modules/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt   | 2 +-
- modules/native/feathers/CMakeLists.txt | 2 +-
- modules/native/gd2/CMakeLists.txt      | 2 +-
- modules/native/gtk/CMakeLists.txt      | 2 +-
- modules/native/hpdf/CMakeLists.txt     | 2 +-
- modules/native/sdl/CMakeLists.txt      | 2 +-
- modules/native/wopi/CMakeLists.txt     | 2 +-
- tests/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt     | 2 +-
- 17 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
-index 81c404677..de2125e3d 100644
---- a/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
- # List of available modules: CURL DBI DBUS DYNLIB GD2 GTK PDF SDL
- #
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(Falcon)
- 
- 
-diff --git a/apps/faldoc/CMakeLists.txt b/apps/faldoc/CMakeLists.txt
-index 3e0867f63..7ef40d7b3 100644
---- a/apps/faldoc/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/apps/faldoc/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- # CMake configuration file for Feather modules
- ####################################################################
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(falcon-app-faldoc)
- 
- set(FALDOC_DIR "${FALCON_APP_DIR}/faldoc" )
-diff --git a/clt/falcon/editline/CMakeLists.txt b/clt/falcon/editline/CMakeLists.txt
-index 8b51862ad..933ef0a13 100644
---- a/clt/falcon/editline/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/clt/falcon/editline/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(Editline)
- 
- find_package(Curses REQUIRED)
-@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ configure_file(
-   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/config.h.cmake
-   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/config.h
- )
--              
-\ No newline at end of file
-+              
-diff --git a/dist/nsis/CMakeLists.txt b/dist/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
-index c6e0110bb..996ce5436 100644
---- a/dist/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/dist/nsis/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- #
- # Configurator for NSIS installer
- #
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- 
- #
- # Files to be configured
-diff --git a/modules/native/MP/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/MP/CMakeLists.txt
-index 2b86107e0..f8eba5c40 100644
---- a/modules/native/MP/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/MP/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
- ####################################################################
- 
- PROJECT(MP)
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules)
- # Set here project-wide options
- # OPTION( WITH_OPT  "An poption" OFF)
-diff --git a/modules/native/conio/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/conio/CMakeLists.txt
-index 104c9bcec..d828d7e09 100644
---- a/modules/native/conio/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/conio/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- # CMake configuration file for @PROJECT_NAME@
- ####################################################################
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(conio)
- 
- # find the falcon installation.  Set CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX to the falcon root 
-diff --git a/modules/native/curl/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/curl/CMakeLists.txt
-index 2f1e908e7..7d7a2377c 100644
---- a/modules/native/curl/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/curl/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- # CMake configuration file for curl
- ####################################################################
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(Falcon_curl)
- list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
- 
-diff --git a/modules/native/dbi/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/dbi/CMakeLists.txt
-index 3a3f72c5f..20dbee902 100644
---- a/modules/native/dbi/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/dbi/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- #
- # CMake configuration file for DBI
- ####################################################################
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(Falcon_DBI)
- 
- list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
-diff --git a/modules/native/dbus/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/dbus/CMakeLists.txt
-index 4bd76ce38..09f575fa7 100644
---- a/modules/native/dbus/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/dbus/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
- ####################################################################
- 
- PROJECT(dbus)
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- 
- INCLUDE( ${CMAKE_ROOT}/Modules/FindPkgConfig.cmake)
- 
-diff --git a/modules/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt
-index 92bc09e59..6e1f31ec9 100644
---- a/modules/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- # CMake configuration file for dynlib
- ####################################################################
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(Falcon_dynlib)
- 
- find_package(Falcon REQUIRED)
-diff --git a/modules/native/feathers/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/feathers/CMakeLists.txt
-index 7be6dca12..3591a4b9a 100644
---- a/modules/native/feathers/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/feathers/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- #
- # CMake configuration file for Feather modules
- ####################################################################
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- PROJECT(Falcon_Feathers)
- 
- # Find our Find*.cmake files 
-diff --git a/modules/native/gd2/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/gd2/CMakeLists.txt
-index 7d775d1e7..73692d4fd 100644
---- a/modules/native/gd2/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/gd2/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
- ####################################################################
- 
- PROJECT(gd2)
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- MESSAGE(STATUS "Building GD2 module" )
- 
- 
-diff --git a/modules/native/gtk/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/gtk/CMakeLists.txt
-index 0f08e4bb3..f1bc647e9 100644
---- a/modules/native/gtk/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/gtk/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- #
- project( gtk )
- 
--cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 2.6.3 )
-+cmake_minimum_required( VERSION 3.16.3 )
- 
- list( APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake )
- 
-diff --git a/modules/native/hpdf/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/hpdf/CMakeLists.txt
-index 679444146..cf86e9392 100644
---- a/modules/native/hpdf/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/hpdf/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
- # CMake configuration file for Feather modules
- ####################################################################
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project(falcon-module-hpdf)
- 
- list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules")
-diff --git a/modules/native/sdl/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
-index 32a07dfd5..7d46ae513 100644
---- a/modules/native/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/sdl/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
- if(COMMAND cmake_policy)
-    cmake_policy(SET CMP0003 OLD)
- endif(COMMAND cmake_policy)
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- PROJECT(Falcon_SDL)
- 
- 
-diff --git a/modules/native/wopi/CMakeLists.txt b/modules/native/wopi/CMakeLists.txt
-index 3f711cd6d..56e6c539b 100644
---- a/modules/native/wopi/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/modules/native/wopi/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- # Falcon Web Oriented Programming Interface
- #
- 
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6.2)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- project( falcon_wopi ) 
- 
- ######################################################################
-diff --git a/tests/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt
-index 1781380d9..ed3f1e99f 100644
---- a/tests/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt
-+++ b/tests/native/dynlib/CMakeLists.txt
-@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
- #
- # CMake configuration file for dynlib - TESTS
- ####################################################################
--cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.6)
-+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16.3)
- 
- include_directories(
-   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fa/falcon/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fa/falcon/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 26c8c902fba9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fa/falcon/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  cmake,
-  pkg-config,
-  pcre,
-  zlib,
-  sqlite,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "falcon";
-  version = "0-unstable-2023-11-19";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "falconpl";
-    repo = "falcon";
-    rev = "fc403c6e8c1f3d8c2a5a6ebce5db6f1b3e355808";
-    hash = "sha256-0yLhwDVFNbfiW23hNxrvItCCkyaOvEbFSg1ZQuJvhIs=";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/falconpl/falcon/pull/11
-    ./bump-minimum-cmake-required-version.patch
-  ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    pcre
-    zlib
-    sqlite
-  ];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Programming language with macros and syntax at once";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/falconpl/falcon";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pSub ];
-    platforms = with lib.platforms; unix;
-    broken = stdenv.cc.isClang;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index ccfc72823133..8bc7b8a7c46d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -733,6 +733,7 @@ mapAliases {
   ex_doc = warnAlias "'ex_doc' is deprecated in favor of using the beamPackages sets. Use 'beamPackages.ex_doc' instead." beamPackages.ex_doc; # added 2026-06-15
   f3d_egl = warnAlias "'f3d' now build with egl support by default, so `f3d_egl` is deprecated, consider using 'f3d' instead." f3d; # Added 2025-07-18
   fabs = throw "'fabs' has been removed due to being broken for more than a year; see RFC 180"; # Added 2026-02-05
+  falcon = throw "'falcon' has been removed as it is unmaintained and depends on pcre, which is deprecated"; # Added 2026-06-16
   fancontrol-gui = throw "'fancontrol-gui' has been removed due to outdated KF5 dependencies"; # Added 2026-05-01
   fast-cli = throw "'fast-cli' has been removed because it was unmaintainable in nixpkgs"; # Added 2025-11-17
   fastfetchMinimal = warnAlias "'fastfetchMinimal' has been renamed to 'fastfetch.minimal'" fastfetch.minimal; # Added 2026-05-18