diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
index 1d24553b08d..d12a55b82fd 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2009.xml
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@
    <listitem>
     <para>GNOME desktop environment was upgraded to 3.36, see its <link xlink:href="https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.36/">release notes</link>.</para>
    </listitem>
+   <listitem>
+    <para>
+    <package>maxx</package> package removed along with <varname>services.xserver.desktopManager.maxx</varname> module.
+    Please migrate to <package>cdesktopenv</package> and <varname>services.xserver.desktopManager.cde</varname> module.
+    </para>
+   </listitem>
    <listitem>
     <para>
      We now distribute a GNOME ISO.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
index ea6aac9f6c9..5d3a84d7139 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/default.nix
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ in
   # E.g., if Plasma 5 is enabled, it supersedes xterm.
   imports = [
     ./none.nix ./xterm.nix ./xfce.nix ./plasma5.nix ./lumina.nix
-    ./lxqt.nix ./enlightenment.nix ./gnome3.nix ./kodi.nix ./maxx.nix
+    ./lxqt.nix ./enlightenment.nix ./gnome3.nix ./kodi.nix
     ./mate.nix ./pantheon.nix ./surf-display.nix ./cde.nix
   ];
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/maxx.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/maxx.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 1c04104df41..00000000000
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/maxx.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-{ config, lib, pkgs, ... }:
-
-with lib;
-
-let
-  xcfg = config.services.xserver;
-  cfg = xcfg.desktopManager.maxx;
-in {
-  options.services.xserver.desktopManager.maxx = {
-    enable = mkEnableOption "MaXX desktop environment";
-  };
-
-  config = mkIf cfg.enable {
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.maxx ];
-
-    # there is hardcoded path in binaries
-    system.activationScripts.setup-maxx = ''
-      mkdir -p /opt
-      ln -sfn ${pkgs.maxx}/opt/MaXX /opt
-    '';
-
-    services.xserver.desktopManager.session = [
-    { name = "MaXX";
-      start = ''
-        exec ${pkgs.maxx}/opt/MaXX/etc/skel/Xsession.dt
-      '';
-    }];
-  };
-
-  meta.maintainers = [ maintainers.gnidorah ];
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/maxx/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/maxx/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index fc48514ff01..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/maxx/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,77 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, autoPatchelfHook, gnused
-, gcc, bash, gtk-engine-murrine, gtk_engines, librsvg
-
-, libX11, libXext, libXi, libXau, libXrender, libXft, libXmu, libSM, libXcomposite, libXfixes, libXpm
-, libXinerama, libXdamage, libICE, libXtst, libXaw, fontconfig, pango, cairo, glib, libxml2, atk, gtk2
-, gdk-pixbuf, libGL, ncurses5
-
-, dmidecode, pciutils, usbutils
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "MaXX";
-  version = "2.0.1";
-  codename = "Indigo";
-
-  srcs = [
-    (fetchurl {
-      url = "http://maxxdesktop.arcadedaydream.com/${codename}-Releases/Installers/MaXX-${codename}-${version}-x86_64.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "17hd3j8773kmvvhyf657in6zmhnw4mbvyn4r6dfip5bdaz66pj01";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper autoPatchelfHook gnused ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    stdenv.cc.cc libX11 libXext libXi libXau libXrender libXft libXmu libSM libXcomposite libXfixes libXpm
-    libXinerama libXdamage libICE libXtst libXaw fontconfig pango cairo glib libxml2 atk gtk2
-    gdk-pixbuf libGL ncurses5
-  ];
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    sed -i "s/\(LD_LIBRARY_PATH=.*\)$/\1:\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH/p" etc/system.desktopenv
-
-    substituteInPlace bin/adminterm \
-      --replace /bin/bash ${bash}/bin/bash
-
-    substituteInPlace share/misc/HOME/initMaXX-Desktop-Home.sh \
-      --replace "cp " "cp --no-preserve=mode "
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    maxx=$out/opt/MaXX
-    mkdir -p "$maxx" $out/share $maxx/sbin
-
-    mv -- ./* "$maxx"
-    ln -s $maxx/share/icons $out/share
-
-    wrapProgram $maxx/etc/skel/Xsession.dt \
-      --prefix GTK_PATH : "${gtk-engine-murrine}/lib/gtk-2.0:${gtk_engines}/lib/gtk-2.0" \
-      --prefix GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE : "$(echo ${librsvg.out}/lib/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/*/loaders.cache)"
-
-    while IFS= read -r -d ''$'\0' i; do
-      if isExecutable "$i"; then
-        wrapProgram "$i" \
-          --prefix PATH : ${gcc}/bin
-      fi
-    done < <(find "$maxx" -type f -print0)
-
-    wrapProgram $maxx/bin/hinv \
-      --prefix PATH : ${stdenv.lib.makeBinPath [ dmidecode pciutils usbutils ]}
-  '';
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A replica of IRIX Interactive Desktop";
-    homepage = "https://www.facebook.com/maxxdesktop/";
-    license = {
-      fullName = "The MaXX Interactive Desktop for Linux License Agreement";
-      url = "http://maxxdesktop.arcadedaydream.com/Indigo-Releases/docs/license.html";
-      free = false; # redistribution is only allowed to *some* hardware, etc.
-    };
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.gnidorah ];
-    platforms = ["x86_64-linux"];
-    longDescription = ''
-      A clone of IRIX Interactive Desktop made in agreement with SGI.
-      Provides simple and fast retro desktop environment.
-    '';
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1da0e2df115..71d390c04e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -24287,8 +24287,6 @@ in
 
   pantheon = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../desktops/pantheon { });
 
-  maxx = callPackage ../desktops/maxx { };
-
   plasma-applet-volumewin7mixer = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/misc/plasma-applet-volumewin7mixer { };
 
   inherit (callPackages ../applications/misc/redshift {