diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/qb/qbz/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/qb/qbz/package.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index de4258523f42..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/qb/qbz/package.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,103 +0,0 @@
-{
-  alsa-lib,
-  autoPatchelfHook,
-  clang,
-  cmake,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  fontconfig,
-  freetype,
-  lib,
-  libglvnd,
-  libjack2,
-  libx11,
-  libxcursor,
-  libxi,
-  libxkbcommon,
-  llvmPackages,
-  makeWrapper,
-  nasm,
-  nix-update-script,
-  pipewire, # pw-metadata/pw-dump for bit-perfect sample rate queries and DAC detection
-  pkg-config,
-  pulseaudio, # pactl for PipeWire device enumeration and sink routing
-  rustPlatform,
-  vulkan-loader,
-  wayland,
-}:
-
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
-  pname = "qbz";
-  version = "2.0.2";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "vicrodh";
-    repo = "qbz";
-    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-zseGL7IcH/fdc4TDVwU3Tml1X6wCvSaYCji5D5RxAuA=";
-  };
-
-  cargoHash = "sha256-FPDyn61rO/hW9gEUU/yo+mXhnamwwXU1mj3wGQpHA3o=";
-  cargoRoot = "crates";
-  buildAndTestSubdir = finalAttrs.cargoRoot;
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    makeWrapper
-    pkg-config
-    autoPatchelfHook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    alsa-lib
-    fontconfig
-    freetype
-    libjack2
-  ];
-
-  runtimeDependencies = [
-    libglvnd
-    libxkbcommon
-    libx11
-    libxcursor
-    libxi
-    vulkan-loader
-    wayland
-  ];
-
-  # The generated Slint UI module is a single very large compilation unit;
-  # running the test profile on top of the build doubles wall time and memory
-  # for no packaging value. Engine crates are tested in upstream CI.
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/qbz \
-      --prefix PATH : ${
-        lib.makeBinPath [
-          pulseaudio
-          pipewire
-        ]
-      }
-
-    install -Dm644 $src/packaging/linux/qbz.desktop \
-      $out/share/applications/qbz.desktop
-    for size in 32 48 64 128 256 512; do
-      install -Dm644 $src/packaging/icons/"$size"x"$size".png \
-        $out/share/icons/hicolor/"$size"x"$size"/apps/qbz.png
-    done
-  '';
-
-  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Native, full-featured hi-fi Qobuz desktop player for Linux, with fast, bit-perfect audio playback";
-    homepage = "https://qbz.lol";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/vicrodh/qbz/releases/tag/v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    license = lib.licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
-      felixsinger
-      vicrodh
-      fpletz
-    ];
-    mainProgram = "qbz";
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index e2eea662635f..70202bb4c2eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -2171,6 +2171,7 @@ mapAliases {
   pywal = pywal16; # Added 2026-02-01
   pzip = throw "`pzip` has been removed because it was unmaintained upstream and insecure."; # Added 2026-07-23
   q2pro = throw "'q2pro' has been removed as upstream repository was deleted and no direct active forks were available."; # Added 2025-12-27
+  qbz = throw "'qbz' has been removed at the request of the upstream maintainer; the source is no longer available"; # Added 2026-09-18
   qcachegrind = throw "'qcachegrind' has been removed, as it depends on KDE Gear 5, which has reached EOL"; # Added 2025-08-20
   qes = throw "'qes' has been removed, as it has been merged into shkd"; # Added 2025-12-21
   qflipper = throw "'qflipper' has been renamed to/replaced by 'qFlipper'"; # Converted to throw 2025-10-27