diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/x8/x86info/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/x8/x86info/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 90a1a57f71921..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/x8/x86info/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenv,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  pciutils,
-  pkg-config,
-  python3,
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "x86info";
-  version = "0-unstable-2021-08-07";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "kernelslacker";
-    repo = "x86info";
-    rev = "061ea35ecb0697761b6260998fa2045b8bb0be68";
-    hash = "sha256-/qWioC4dV1bQkU4SiTR8duYqoGIMIH7s8vuAXi75juo=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    python3
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    pciutils
-  ];
-
-  # causes redefinition of _FORTIFY_SOURCE
-  hardeningDisable = [ "fortify3" ];
-
-  postBuild = ''
-    patchShebangs lsmsr/createheader.py
-    make -C lsmsr
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp x86info $out/bin
-    cp lsmsr/lsmsr $out/bin
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Identification utility for the x86 series of processors";
-    longDescription = ''
-      x86info will identify all Intel/AMD/Centaur/Cyrix/VIA CPUs. It leverages
-      the cpuid kernel module where possible.  it supports parsing model specific
-      registers (MSRs) via the msr kernel module.  it will approximate processor
-      frequency, and identify the cache sizes and layout.
-    '';
-    platforms = [
-      "i686-linux"
-      "x86_64-linux"
-    ];
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
-    homepage = "https://github.com/kernelslacker/x86info";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jcumming ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 58e7cf890438b..49885ac753dc7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -2456,6 +2456,7 @@ mapAliases {
 
   x11idle = throw "'x11idle' has been removed as the upstream is no longer available. Please see 'xprintidle' as an alternative"; # Added 2025-03-10
   x509-limbo = throw "'x509-limbo' has been removed from nixpkgs"; # Added 2024-10-22
+  x86info = throw "'x86info' has been removed as it is unmaintained"; # Added 2025-08-29
   xarchive = throw "'xarchive' has been removed due to lack of maintenance upstream. Consider using 'file-roller' instead"; # Added 2024-10-19
   xbmc-retroarch-advanced-launchers = throw "'xbmc-retroarch-advanced-launchers' has been renamed to/replaced by 'kodi-retroarch-advanced-launchers'"; # Converted to throw 2024-10-17
   xboxdrv = throw "'xboxdrv' has been dropped as it has been superseded by an in-tree kernel driver"; # Added 2024-12-25