diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/no/nordic/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/no/nordic/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 9369f13e7d9a..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/no/nordic/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  stdenvNoCC,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  gtk-engine-murrine,
-  jdupes,
-  kdePackages,
-}:
-
-stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "nordic";
-  version = "2.2.0-unstable-2025-05-05";
-
-  srcs = [
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic";
-      rev = "d9b5c42cebf9a165bcce7b6b8a019f5cfd5b789c";
-      hash = "sha256-OkXjwaoXyWfTgNkeU+ab+uv+U/5OaJ8oTt/G8YLz84o=";
-      name = "Nordic";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic";
-      rev = "361f0d1d23177a1154d415f793ce52a2c09629d4";
-      hash = "sha256-0IBuCMbHxTL3YtIK35g9xiBEs1DZgA4MwMAVPIw3Omk=";
-      name = "Nordic-standard-buttons";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic";
-      rev = "bf05d41c7c7cd03e391854739bcc843fc6053ced";
-      hash = "sha256-AjVvciUrm/X3U6Pmo52ZrucLRJdsRFPeEMRwSKyjwi4=";
-      name = "Nordic-darker";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic";
-      rev = "98cdf88d77fa7f0535ff660148e0ccbabe47a579";
-      hash = "sha256-70l5+renDhniZroPoMrCHsPgT6Pg3cr5w86LjkaWchg=";
-      name = "Nordic-darker-standard-buttons";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic";
-      rev = "f1e43cf9ba83602f73f71407a8a4ba768122b7f4";
-      hash = "sha256-yLE/M9PXfQv2JD+HTsBHFiFaKuY8vOkZiOlQLLON+HM=";
-      name = "Nordic-bluish-accent";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic";
-      rev = "52a37ebce50f948129507e4804240d9e7788a7a2";
-      hash = "sha256-zwnCaS08vceHjFHn9ET2509Zat7a1gHEG1RDR+xrbhc=";
-      name = "Nordic-bluish-accent-standard-buttons";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic-polar";
-      rev = "24dc0325c4a38508039f5fee9a5391c1d9d8d5d5";
-      hash = "sha256-Y3PFuIc7UPbRg9NZie4buKCUiMXzl5idg7LSrj/lsos=";
-      name = "Nordic-Polar";
-    })
-
-    (fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "EliverLara";
-      repo = "nordic-polar";
-      rev = "fe0d657613a1e6330fa8c41378c324af93a42c3a";
-      hash = "sha256-fusSDXawWttXWQfGloRkpkHWvfLPuljm1l0BpAKvNSg=";
-      name = "Nordic-Polar-standard-buttons";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  sourceRoot = ".";
-
-  outputs = [
-    "out"
-    "sddm"
-  ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ jdupes ];
-
-  propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ gtk-engine-murrine ];
-
-  dontWrapQtApps = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    runHook preInstall
-
-    # install theme files
-    mkdir -p $out/share/themes
-    cp -a Nordic* $out/share/themes
-
-    # remove uneeded files
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/.gitignore
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/Art
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/FUNDING.yml
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/LICENSE
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/README.md
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/{package.json,package-lock.json,Gulpfile.js}
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/src
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/cinnamon/*.scss
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/gnome-shell/{earlier-versions,extensions,*.scss}
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/gtk-2.0/{assets.svg,assets.txt,links.fish,render-assets.sh}
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/gtk-3.0/{apps,widgets,*.scss}
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/gtk-4.0/{apps,widgets,*.scss}
-    rm -r $out/share/themes/*/xfwm4/{assets,render_assets.fish}
-
-    # move wallpapers to appropriate directory
-    mkdir -p $out/share/wallpapers/Nordic
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/extras/wallpapers/* $out/share/wallpapers/Nordic/
-    rmdir $out/share/themes/Nordic/extras{/wallpapers,}
-
-    # move kde related contents to appropriate directories
-    mkdir -p $out/share/{aurorae/themes,color-schemes,Kvantum,plasma,icons}
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/aurorae/* $out/share/aurorae/themes/
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/colorschemes/* $out/share/color-schemes/
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/konsole $out/share/
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/kvantum/* $out/share/Kvantum/
-    cp -vr $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/plasma/look-and-feel $out/share/plasma/look-and-feel/
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/plasma/look-and-feel $out/share/plasma/desktoptheme/
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/folders/* $out/share/icons/
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/cursors/*-cursors $out/share/icons/
-
-    rm -rf $out/share/plasma/look-and-feel/*/contents/{logout,osd,components}
-    rm -rf $out/share/plasma/desktoptheme/*/contents/{defaults,splash,previews}
-    rm -rf $out/share/Kvantum/*.tar.xz
-
-    mkdir -p $sddm/share/sddm/themes
-    mv -v $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde/sddm/* $sddm/share/sddm/themes/
-
-    rm -rf $out/share/themes/Nordic/kde
-
-    # Replace duplicate files with symbolic links to the first file in
-    # each set of duplicates, reducing the installed size in about 53%
-    jdupes --quiet --link-soft --recurse $out/share
-
-    # FIXME: https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic/issues/331
-    echo "Removing broken symlinks ..."
-    find $out -xtype l -print -delete
-
-    runHook postInstall
-  '';
-
-  postFixup = ''
-    mkdir -p $sddm/nix-support
-
-    # avoid .dev outputs propagation
-    printWords ${kdePackages.breeze-icons.out} ${kdePackages.libplasma.out} ${kdePackages.plasma-workspace.out} \
-      >> $sddm/nix-support/propagated-build-inputs
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Gtk and KDE themes using the Nord color pallete";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/EliverLara/Nordic";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ romildo ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index b613c6c23154..c1744bca2035 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1756,6 +1756,7 @@ mapAliases {
   nodePackages_latest = throw "nodePackages has been removed. Many packages are now available at the top level (e.g. `pkgs.package-name`). Check on https://search.nixos.org to see if the package is still available."; # Added 2026-03-03
   nofi = throw "'nofi' has been removed due to being archived upstream."; # Added 2026-01-16
   nomacs-qt6 = nomacs; # Added 2025-08-30
+  nordic = throw "'nordic' has been removed because it depended on 'gtk-engine-murrine', which was removed because it was unmaintained upstream and depended on GTK 2."; # Added 2026-07-22
   norouter = throw "norouter has been removed because it has been marked as broken since at least November 2024."; # Added 2025-09-29
   notary = throw "'notary' has been removed due to being archived upstream. Consider using 'notation' instead."; # Added 2025-11-13
   notepadqq = throw "'notepadqq' has been removed due to upstream stopping maintenance in 2023."; # Added 2026-02-10