diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ci/ciscoPacketTracer7/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ci/ciscoPacketTracer7/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1a571c3d3e943..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ci/ciscoPacketTracer7/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,159 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenvNoCC,
-  requireFile,
-  autoPatchelfHook,
-  dpkg,
-  makeWrapper,
-  alsa-lib,
-  dbus,
-  expat,
-  fontconfig,
-  glib,
-  libdrm,
-  libglvnd,
-  libpulseaudio,
-  libudev0-shim,
-  libxkbcommon,
-  libxml2_13,
-  libxslt,
-  nspr,
-  nss,
-  libxscrnsaver,
-  libx11,
-  libsm,
-  libice,
-  buildFHSEnv,
-  copyDesktopItems,
-  makeDesktopItem,
-  libsForQt5,
-  packetTracerSource ? null,
-}:
-
-let
-  version = "7.3.1";
-
-  unwrapped = stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
-    pname = "ciscoPacketTracer7-unwrapped";
-    inherit version;
-
-    src =
-      if (packetTracerSource != null) then
-        packetTracerSource
-      else
-        requireFile {
-          name = "PacketTracer_731_amd64.deb";
-          hash = "sha256-w5gC0V3WHQC6J/uMEW2kX9hWKrS0mZZVWtZriN6s4n8=";
-          url = "https://www.netacad.com";
-        };
-
-    nativeBuildInputs = [
-      autoPatchelfHook
-      dpkg
-      makeWrapper
-    ];
-
-    buildInputs = [
-      alsa-lib
-      dbus
-      expat
-      fontconfig
-      glib
-      libdrm
-      libglvnd
-      libpulseaudio
-      libudev0-shim
-      libxkbcommon
-      libxml2_13
-      libxslt
-      nspr
-      nss
-      libice
-      libsm
-      libx11
-      libxscrnsaver
-    ];
-
-    unpackPhase = ''
-      runHook preUnpack
-
-      dpkg-deb -x $src $out
-      chmod 755 "$out"
-
-      runHook postUnpack
-    '';
-
-    installPhase = ''
-      runHook preInstall
-
-      makeWrapper "$out/opt/pt/bin/PacketTracer7" "$out/bin/packettracer7" \
-        --set QT_QPA_PLATFORM xcb \
-        --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "$out/opt/pt/bin"
-
-      runHook postInstall
-    '';
-  };
-
-  fhs-env = buildFHSEnv {
-    name = "ciscoPacketTracer7-fhs-env";
-    runScript = lib.getExe' unwrapped "packettracer7";
-    targetPkgs = _: [ libudev0-shim ];
-  };
-in
-stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "ciscoPacketTracer7";
-  inherit version;
-
-  dontUnpack = true;
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    copyDesktopItems
-  ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    ln -s ${fhs-env}/bin/${fhs-env.name} $out/bin/packettracer7
-
-    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
-    ln -s ${unwrapped}/opt/pt/art/app.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/cisco-packet-tracer-7.png
-    ln -s ${unwrapped}/usr/share/icons/gnome/48x48/mimetypes $out/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/mimetypes
-    ln -s ${unwrapped}/usr/share/mime $out/share/mime
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  desktopItems = [
-    (makeDesktopItem {
-      name = "cisco-pt7.desktop";
-      desktopName = "Cisco Packet Tracer 7";
-      icon = "cisco-packet-tracer-7";
-      exec = "packettracer7 %f";
-      mimeTypes = [
-        "application/x-pkt"
-        "application/x-pka"
-        "application/x-pkz"
-      ];
-    })
-  ];
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Network simulation tool from Cisco";
-    homepage = "https://www.netacad.com/courses/packet-tracer";
-    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
-    mainProgram = "packettracer7";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
-      gepbird
-    ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-    sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
-    knownVulnerabilities = [
-      ''
-        Cisco Packet Tracer 7 ships with qt5 qtwebengine.
-
-        ${lib.head libsForQt5.qtwebengine.meta.knownVulnerabilities}
-      ''
-    ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index d394294c8125e..8f8d4792328b2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ mapAliases {
   chrome-gnome-shell = throw "'chrome-gnome-shell' has been renamed to/replaced by 'gnome-browser-connector'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27
   ci-edit = throw "'ci-edit' has been removed due to lack of maintenance upstream"; # Added 2025-08-26
   cinnamon-common = cinnamon; # Added 2025-08-06
+  ciscoPacketTracer7 = throw "'ciscoPacketTracer7' has been removed in favor of 'ciscoPacketTracer8' and 'ciscoPacketTracer9'";
   citrix_workspace_23_11_0 = throw "'citrix_workspace_23_11_0' has been removed because it has reached EOL."; # Added 2025-11-25
   citrix_workspace_24_02_0 = throw "'citrix_workspace_24_02_0' has been removed because it has reached EOL."; # Added 2025-11-25
   citrix_workspace_24_05_0 = throw "'citrix_workspace_24_05_0' has been removed because it depended on the removed webkitgtk_4_0."; # Added 2025-11-25