diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ru/runescape/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ru/runescape/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a566c6e6e964..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ru/runescape/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,154 +0,0 @@
-{
-  stdenv,
-  lib,
-  autoPatchelfHook,
-  buildFHSEnv,
-  cairo,
-  dpkg,
-  fetchurl,
-  gcc-unwrapped,
-  glib,
-  glibc,
-  gtk2-x11,
-  libGL,
-  libpulseaudio,
-  libsm,
-  libxxf86vm,
-  libx11,
-  openssl_1_1,
-  pango,
-  SDL2,
-  wrapGAppsHook3,
-  xdg-utils,
-  xorg_sys_opengl,
-  zlib,
-}:
-let
-
-  runescape = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-    pname = "runescape-launcher";
-    version = "2.2.11";
-
-    # Packages: https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu/dists/trusty/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages
-    # upstream is https://content.runescape.com/downloads/ubuntu/pool/non-free/r/${pname}/${pname}_${version}_amd64.deb
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://archive.org/download/${pname}_${version}_amd64/${pname}_${version}_amd64.deb";
-      sha256 = "0dyilgbsr28zqpf711wygg706vn7sqxklnsnbghwkxfzzjppz2xw";
-    };
-
-    nativeBuildInputs = [
-      autoPatchelfHook
-      dpkg
-      wrapGAppsHook3
-    ];
-
-    buildInputs = [
-      cairo
-      gcc-unwrapped
-      glib
-      glibc
-      gtk2-x11
-      libsm
-      libxxf86vm
-      libx11
-      openssl_1_1
-      pango
-      zlib
-    ];
-
-    runtimeDependencies = [
-      libGL
-      libpulseaudio
-      SDL2
-      openssl_1_1
-      xdg-utils # The launcher uses `xdg-open` to open HTTP URLs in the user's browser
-      xorg_sys_opengl
-      zlib
-    ];
-
-    dontUnpack = true;
-
-    preBuild = ''
-      export DH_VERBOSE=1
-    '';
-
-    envVarsWithXmodifiers = ''
-      export MESA_GLSL_CACHE_DIR=~/Jagex
-      export GDK_SCALE=2
-      unset XMODIFIERS
-    '';
-
-    installPhase = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/bin $out/share
-      dpkg -x $src $out
-
-      patchShebangs $out/usr/bin/runescape-launcher
-      substituteInPlace $out/usr/bin/runescape-launcher \
-        --replace "unset XMODIFIERS" "$envVarsWithXmodifiers" \
-        --replace "/usr/share/games/runescape-launcher/runescape" "$out/share/games/runescape-launcher/runescape"
-
-      cp -r $out/usr/bin $out/
-      cp -r $out/usr/share $out/
-
-      rm -r $out/usr
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Launcher for RuneScape 3, the current main RuneScape";
-      homepage = "https://www.runescape.com/";
-      sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
-      license = lib.licenses.unfree;
-      maintainers = [ ];
-      platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-    };
-  };
-
-in
-
-/*
-  * We can patch the runescape launcher, but it downloads a client at runtime and checks it for changes.
-  * For that we need use a buildFHSEnv.
-  * FHS simulates a classic linux shell
-*/
-buildFHSEnv {
-  pname = "RuneScape";
-  inherit (runescape) version;
-  targetPkgs = pkgs: [
-    runescape
-    cairo
-    dpkg
-    gcc-unwrapped
-    glib
-    glibc
-    gtk2-x11
-    libGL
-    libpulseaudio
-    libsm
-    libxxf86vm
-    libx11
-    openssl_1_1
-    pango
-    SDL2
-    xdg-utils
-    libx11
-    xorg_sys_opengl
-    zlib
-  ];
-  multiPkgs = pkgs: [ libGL ];
-  runScript = "runescape-launcher";
-  extraInstallCommands = ''
-    mkdir -p "$out/share/applications"
-    cp ${runescape}/share/applications/runescape-launcher.desktop "$out/share/applications"
-    cp -r ${runescape}/share/icons "$out/share/icons"
-    substituteInPlace "$out/share/applications/runescape-launcher.desktop" \
-      --replace "/usr/bin/runescape-launcher" "RuneScape"
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "RuneScape Game Client (NXT) - Launcher for RuneScape 3";
-    homepage = "https://www.runescape.com/";
-    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
-    maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 3e1c4acc1f0c..2dcc3d7f8f7b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1720,6 +1720,7 @@ mapAliases {
   rucksack = throw "rucksack was removed due to numerous vulnerabilities in freeimage"; # Added 2025-10-23
   runCommandNoCC = warnAlias "'runCommandNoCC' has been renamed to/replaced by 'runCommand'" runCommand; # Converted to warning 2025-10-28
   runCommandNoCCLocal = warnAlias "'runCommandNoCCLocal' has been renamed to/replaced by 'runCommandLocal'" runCommandLocal; # Converted to warning 2025-10-28
+  runescape = throw "'runescape' was removed due to a lack of maintenance, insecure dependencies, and incompatibility with Jagex accounts. Please consider using 'bolt-launcher' instead."; # Added 2026-02-24
   rust-hypervisor-firmware = throw "rust-hypevisor-firmware was removed, as it is no longer needed by Cloud Hypervisor and was broken"; # Added 2026-02-19
   rust-synapse-state-compress = throw "'rust-synapse-state-compress' has been renamed to/replaced by 'rust-synapse-compress-state'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   rustc-wasm32 = throw "'rustc-wasm32' has been renamed to/replaced by 'rustc'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27