diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/corebird/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/corebird/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 73c0e234945..00000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/corebird/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, glib, gtk3, json-glib, sqlite, libsoup, gettext, vala_0_40
-, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, gnome3, gst_all_1, wrapGAppsHook, gobject-introspection
-, glib-networking, python3 }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.7.4";
-  pname = "corebird";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "baedert";
-    repo = "corebird";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0qjffsmg1hm64dgsbkfwzbzy9q4xa1q4fh4h8ni8a2b1p3h80x7n";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    meson ninja vala_0_40 pkgconfig wrapGAppsHook python3
-    gobject-introspection # for setup hook
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    glib gtk3 json-glib sqlite libsoup gettext gnome3.dconf gnome3.gspell glib-networking
-  ] ++ (with gst_all_1; [ gstreamer gst-plugins-base gst-plugins-bad (gst-plugins-good.override { gtkSupport = true; }) gst-libav ]);
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    chmod +x data/meson_post_install.py # patchShebangs requires executable file
-    patchShebangs data/meson_post_install.py
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Native GTK Twitter client for the Linux desktop";
-    longDescription = "Corebird is a modern, easy and fun Twitter client.";
-    homepage = https://corebird.baedert.org/;
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.jonafato ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index dec168a1d36..bceb8ad0a65 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ in
 
   copyright-update = callPackage ../tools/text/copyright-update { };
 
-  corebird = callPackage ../applications/networking/corebird { };
+  corebird = throw "corebird has been discontinued, use cawbird instead";
 
   inherit (callPackage ../tools/misc/coreboot-utils { })
     msrtool