diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6fb84e68be4..696664f99e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -21419,6 +21419,14 @@ with pkgs;
 
   nix-top = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-top { };
 
+  nix-repl = throw (
+    "nix-repl has been removed because it's not maintained anymore, " +
+    (lib.optionalString (! lib.versionAtLeast "2" (lib.versions.major builtins.nixVersion))
+      "ugrade your Nix installation to a newer version and ") +
+    "use `nix repl` instead. " +
+    "Also see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/44903"
+  );
+
   nix-review = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-review { };
 
   nix-serve = callPackage ../tools/package-management/nix-serve { };