diff --git a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminus/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminus/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 7631282b3af6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/terminal-emulators/terminus/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, dpkg, gnome2, gtk2, atk, glib, pango, gdk-pixbuf, cairo
-, freetype, fontconfig, dbus, libXi, libXcursor, libXdamage, libXrandr
-, libXcomposite, libXext, libXfixes, libXrender, libX11, libXtst, libXScrnSaver
-, libxcb, makeWrapper, nodejs
-, nss, nspr, alsa-lib, cups, expat, systemd, libpulseaudio }:
-
-let
-  libPath = lib.makeLibraryPath [
-    stdenv.cc.cc gtk2 atk glib pango gdk-pixbuf cairo freetype fontconfig dbus
-    libXi libXcursor libXdamage libXrandr libXcomposite libXext libXfixes libxcb
-    libXrender libX11 libXtst libXScrnSaver gnome2.GConf nss nspr alsa-lib cups expat systemd libpulseaudio
-  ];
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.0.0-alpha.42";
-  pname = "terminus";
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://github.com/Eugeny/terminus/releases/download/v${version}/terminus_${version}_amd64.deb";
-    sha256 = "1r5n75n71zwahg4rxlnf9qzrb0651gxv0987m6bykqmfpnw91nmb";
-  };
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = [ dpkg ];
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    mkdir pkg
-    dpkg-deb -x $src pkg
-    sourceRoot=pkg
-  '';
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p "$out/bin"
-    mv opt "$out/"
-    ln -s "$out/opt/Terminus/terminus" "$out/bin/terminus"
-    patchelf --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" --set-rpath "${libPath}:\$ORIGIN" "$out/opt/Terminus/terminus"
-    mv usr/* "$out/"
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/terminus --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ nodejs ]}
-  '';
-  dontPatchELF = true;
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A terminal for a more modern age";
-    homepage    = "https://eugeny.github.io/terminus/";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jlesquembre ];
-    license     = licenses.mit;
-    platforms   = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index c6159dbb9fe6..f1c4adce19a9 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -878,6 +878,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   telepathy_qt5 = libsForQt5.telepathy;  # added 2015-12-19
   telepathy_salut = telepathy-salut; # added 2018-02-25
   telnet = inetutils; # added 2018-05-15
+  terminus = throw "terminus has been removed, it was unmaintained in nixpkgs"; # added 2021-08-21
   terraform_1_0_0 = terraform_1_0; # added 2021-06-15
   terraform-provider-ibm = terraform-providers.ibm; # added 2018-09-28
   terraform-provider-libvirt = terraform-providers.libvirt; # added 2018-09-28
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 3434b1a0b5e6..653846b39544 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1014,8 +1014,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   terminator = callPackage ../applications/terminal-emulators/terminator { };
 
-  terminus = callPackage ../applications/terminal-emulators/terminus { };
-
   termite = callPackage ../applications/terminal-emulators/termite/wrapper.nix {
     termite = termite-unwrapped;
   };