diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/viewnior/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/viewnior/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bfd707f55132d5..00000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/viewnior/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, meson, ninja, pkg-config, desktop-file-utils, gtk2, libpng, exiv2, lcms
-, intltool, gettext, shared-mime-info, glib, gdk-pixbuf, perl}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "viewnior";
-  version = "1.8";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "hellosiyan";
-    repo = "Viewnior";
-    rev = "${pname}-${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-LTahMmcAqgqviUxR624kTozJGTniAAGWKo1ZqXjoG5M=";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "viewnior-1.8-change-exiv2-AutoPtr-to-unique_ptr.patch";
-      url = "https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/plain/media-gfx/viewnior/files/viewnior-1.8-change-exiv2-AutoPtr-to-unique_ptr.patch?id=002882203ad6a2b08ce035a18b95844a9f4b85d0";
-      hash = "sha256-O3/d7qMiOsYJmz7ekoLM6oaHcuYjEbAfPFuDUWSybfE=";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "viewnior-1.8-add-support-for-exiv-0.28.0-errors.patch";
-      url = "https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/plain/media-gfx/viewnior/files/viewnior-1.8-add-support-for-exiv-0.28.0-errors.patch?id=002882203ad6a2b08ce035a18b95844a9f4b85d0";
-      hash = "sha256-Zjc4CIlelAkbyvX2F1yo/qJjUajtAgF4+FoHWFEIPWY=";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson
-    ninja
-    pkg-config
-    desktop-file-utils
-    intltool
-    gettext
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    gtk2
-    libpng
-    exiv2
-    lcms
-    shared-mime-info
-    glib
-    gdk-pixbuf
-    perl
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Fast and simple image viewer";
-    longDescription =
-      '' Viewnior is insipred by big projects like Eye of Gnome, because of it's
-         usability and richness,and by GPicView, because of it's lightweight design and
-         minimal interface. So here comes Viewnior - small and light, with no compromise
-         with the quality of it's functions. The program is made with better integration
-         in mind (follows Gnome HIG2).
-      '';
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    homepage = "https://siyanpanayotov.com/project/viewnior/";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ smironov artturin ];
-    platforms = platforms.gnu ++ platforms.linux;
-    mainProgram = "viewnior";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 729cd1f23bab76..555144ffa15d0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1694,6 +1694,7 @@ mapAliases {
   ventoy-bin-full = ventoy-full; # Added 2023-04-12
   verilog = iverilog; # Added 2024-07-12
   ViennaRNA = viennarna; # Added 2023-08-23
+  viewnior = throw "'viewnior' has been removed due to lack of maintenance upstream. Consider using 'xfce.ristretto' or 'gthumb' instead"; # Added 2024-10-19
   vikunja-api = throw "'vikunja-api' has been replaced by 'vikunja'"; # Added 2024-02-19
   vikunja-frontend = throw "'vikunja-frontend' has been replaced by 'vikunja'"; # Added 2024-02-19
   vimHugeX = vim-full; # Added 2022-12-04
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c057023783dac3..f8476a2ab41aab 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37977,8 +37977,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   viennarna = callPackage ../applications/science/molecular-dynamics/viennarna { };
 
-  viewnior = callPackage ../applications/graphics/viewnior { };
-
   vimUtils = callPackage ../applications/editors/vim/plugins/vim-utils.nix { };
 
   vimPlugins = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../applications/editors/vim/plugins { });