diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
index a1416426a32a..77d783cd9039 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/default.nix
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
       xfce4-i3-workspaces-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-i3-workspaces-plugin { };
 
-      xfce4-namebar-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-namebar-plugin { };
-
       xfce4-netload-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-netload-plugin { };
 
       xfce4-notes-plugin = callPackage ./panel-plugins/xfce4-notes-plugin { };
@@ -172,5 +170,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
       thunar-bare = self.thunar.override { thunarPlugins = [ ]; }; # added 2019-11-04
 
       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-namebar-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-namebar-plugin/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 032b29eaef3d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-namebar-plugin/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, pkg-config, fetchFromGitHub, python3, vala
-, gtk3, libwnck, libxfce4util, xfce4-panel, wafHook, xfce
-, gitUpdater
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "xfce4-namebar-plugin";
-  version = "1.0.0";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "HugLifeTiZ";
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "sha256-aKrJzf9rwCyXAJsRIXdBzmJBASuXD5I5kZrp+atx4FA=";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config vala wafHook python3 ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk3 libwnck libxfce4util xfce4-panel ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace src/namebar.vala --replace 'var dirs = Environment.get_system_data_dirs()' "string[] dirs = { \"$out/share\" }"
-    substituteInPlace src/preferences.vala --replace 'var dir_strings = Environment.get_system_data_dirs()' "string[] dir_strings = { \"$out/share\" }"
-  '';
-
-  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
-    rev-prefix = "v";
-  };
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/HugLifeTiZ/xfce4-namebar-plugin";
-    description = "Plugin which integrates titlebar and window controls into the xfce4-panel";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ] ++ teams.xfce.members;
-    # Does not build with vala 0.48 or later
-    # libxfce4panel-2.0.vapi:92.3-92.41: error: overriding method `Xfce.PanelPlugin.remote_event' is incompatible
-    # with base method `bool Xfce.PanelPluginProvider.remote_event (string, GLib.Value, uint)': too few parameters.
-    #               public virtual signal bool remote_event (string name, GLib.Value value);
-    #               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
-    # Upstream has no activity since 20 May 2020
-    broken = true;
-  };
-}