2 files changed, 2 insertions, 51 deletions
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
index 0de704176ec99..5d0efd28bfe94 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
@@ -125,8 +125,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       xfce4-docklike-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-docklike-plugin { };
 
-      xfce4-embed-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin { };
-
       xfce4-eyes-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-eyes-plugin { };
 
       xfce4-fsguard-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-fsguard-plugin { };
@@ -174,6 +172,8 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       thunar-bare = self.thunar.override { thunarPlugins = [ ]; }; # added 2019-11-04
 
+      xfce4-embed-plugin = throw "xfce4-embed-plugin has been removed, as it was broken"; # Added 2024-07-15
+
       xfce4-hardware-monitor-plugin = throw "xfce.xfce4-hardware-monitor-plugin has been removed: abandoned by upstream and does not build"; # added 2023-01-15
       xfce4-namebar-plugin = throw "xfce.xfce4-namebar-plugin has been removed: abandoned by upstream and does not build"; # added 2024-05-08
     });
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6d8e1199b99be..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,49 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, stdenv
-, fetchurl
-, pkg-config
-, intltool
-, libxfce4util
-, xfce4-panel
-, libxfce4ui
-, gtk2
-, gitUpdater
-}:
-
-let
-  category = "panel-plugins";
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname  = "xfce4-embed-plugin";
-  version = "1.6.0";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://xfce/src/${category}/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "sha256-x2ffY2DoGUsyvCSCPdAAl17boMr+Ulwj14VAKTWe4ig=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
-    intltool
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    libxfce4util
-    libxfce4ui
-    xfce4-panel
-    gtk2
-  ];
-
-  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
-    url = "https://gitlab.xfce.org/panel-plugins/${pname}";
-    rev-prefix = "${pname}-";
-  };
-
-  meta = with lib;{
-    homepage = "https://docs.xfce.org/panel-plugins/xfce4-embed-plugin";
-    description = "Embed arbitrary app windows on Xfce panel";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    broken = true; # unmaintained plugin; no longer compatible with xfce 4.16
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ] ++ teams.xfce.members;
-  };
-}