diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/racer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/rust/racer/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 3fd4f7683845..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/rust/racer/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, rustPlatform, fetchCrate, makeWrapper, stdenv, Security }:
-
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
-  pname = "racer";
-  version = "2.2.1";
-
-  src = fetchCrate {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-uAVtJwOyhe1lPz+MUUFCgHJPVGuIk/lNUkQWiNdOZ5Y=";
-  };
-
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-U2mI1y6t8CwxW/iPcPzxAafu61GNm/XLCKVGuyybV/4=";
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
-  buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
-
-  # a nightly compiler is required unless we use this cheat code.
-  RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP = 1;
-
-  RUST_SRC_PATH = rustPlatform.rustLibSrc;
-  postInstall = ''
-    wrapProgram $out/bin/racer --set-default RUST_SRC_PATH ${rustPlatform.rustLibSrc}
-  '';
-
-  checkFlags = [
-    "--skip nameres::test_do_file_search_std"
-    "--skip util::test_get_rust_src_path_rustup_ok"
-    "--skip util::test_get_rust_src_path_not_rust_source_tree"
-    "--skip extern --skip completes_pub_fn --skip find_crate_doc"
-    "--skip follows_use_local_package --skip follows_use_for_reexport"
-    "--skip follows_rand_crate --skip get_completion_in_example_dir"
-    "--skip test_resolve_global_path_in_modules"
-  ];
-
-  # [2022-04-06] Its test suite contains two function calls with the
-  # wrong number of arguments, breaking its build.
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  doInstallCheck = true;
-  installCheckPhase = ''
-    $out/bin/racer --version
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A utility intended to provide Rust code completion for editors and IDEs";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/racer-rust/racer";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jagajaga ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index baccbf69445b..a316b8ada750 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1323,6 +1323,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   runCommandNoCCLocal = runCommandLocal;
   runwayml = throw "runwayml is now a webapp"; # Added 2021-04-17
   rustracerd = throw "rustracerd has been removed because it is broken and unmaintained"; # Added 2021-10-19
+  rustracer = throw "rustracer has been removed as it has been deprecated"; # Added 2022-11-28
   rxvt_unicode = rxvt-unicode-unwrapped; # Added 2020-02-02
   rxvt_unicode-with-plugins = rxvt-unicode; # Added 2020-02-02
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 206ccc82b2fa..0fabf0da00d5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15262,9 +15262,6 @@ with pkgs;
   rhack = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/rhack { };
   roogle = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/roogle { };
   rustfmt = rustPackages.rustfmt;
-  rustracer = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/racer {
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
-  };
   rust-analyzer-unwrapped = callPackage ../development/tools/rust/rust-analyzer {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreServices;
   };