diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/foldingathome/control.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/foldingathome/control.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a64c973914c6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/foldingathome/control.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
-, dpkg
-, fahviewer
-, fetchurl
-, makeWrapper
-, python2
-}:
-let
-  majMin = lib.versions.majorMinor version;
-  version = "7.6.21";
-
-  python = python2.withPackages
-    (
-      ps: [
-        ps.pycairo
-        ps.pygobject2
-        ps.pygtk
-      ]
-    );
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  inherit version;
-  pname = "fahcontrol";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahcontrol/debian-stable-64bit/v${majMin}/fahcontrol_${version}-1_all.deb";
-    sha256 = "1vfrdqkrvdlyxaw3f6z92w5dllrv6810lmf8yhcmjcwmphipvf71";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    dpkg
-    makeWrapper
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ fahviewer python ];
-
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    dpkg-deb -x ${src} ./
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = "cp -ar usr $out";
-
-  postFixup = ''
-    sed -e "s|/usr/bin|$out/bin|g" -i $out/share/applications/FAHControl.desktop
-    wrapProgram "$out/bin/FAHControl" \
-      --suffix PATH : "${fahviewer.outPath}/bin" \
-      --set PYTHONPATH "$out/lib/python2.7/dist-packages"
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Folding@home control";
-    homepage = "https://foldingathome.org/";
-    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.zimbatm ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/foldingathome/viewer.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/foldingathome/viewer.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bb2c3c0abe30..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/foldingathome/viewer.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
-, autoPatchelfHook
-, dpkg
-, fetchurl
-, libglut
-, gcc-unwrapped
-, libGL
-, libGLU
-, makeWrapper
-, zlib
-}:
-let
-  majMin = lib.versions.majorMinor version;
-  version = "7.6.21";
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  inherit version;
-  pname = "fahviewer";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://download.foldingathome.org/releases/public/release/fahviewer/debian-stable-64bit/v${majMin}/fahviewer_${version}_amd64.deb";
-    sha256 = "00fd00pf6fcpplcaahvy9ir60mk69d9rcmwsyq3jrv9mxqm9aq7p";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    autoPatchelfHook
-    dpkg
-    makeWrapper
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    libglut
-    gcc-unwrapped.lib
-    libGL
-    libGLU
-    zlib
-  ];
-
-  unpackPhase = ''
-    dpkg-deb -x ${src} ./
-    sed -e "s|/usr/bin|$out/bin|g" -i usr/share/applications/FAHViewer.desktop
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    cp -ar usr $out
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Folding@home viewer";
-    homepage = "https://foldingathome.org/";
-    sourceProvenance = with lib.sourceTypes; [ binaryNativeCode ];
-    license = lib.licenses.unfree;
-    maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.zimbatm ];
-    platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 3df3d70f44c7..9661a24a7225 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ mapAliases {
 
   ### F ###
 
+  fahcontrol = throw "fahcontrol has been removed because the download is no longer available"; # added 2024-09-24
+  fahviewer = throw "fahviewer has been removed because the download is no longer available"; # added 2024-09-24
   fam = throw "'fam' (aliased to 'gamin') has been removed as it is unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2024-04-19
   fancypp = throw "'fancypp' was removed because it and its dependants are unmaintained"; # Added 2024-02-14
   faustStk = faustPhysicalModeling; # Added 2023-05-16
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c4691ddaae60..a745e3008c04 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37554,8 +37554,6 @@ with pkgs;
   flockit = callPackage ../tools/backup/flockit { };
 
   fahclient = callPackage ../applications/science/misc/foldingathome/client.nix { };
-  fahcontrol = callPackage ../applications/science/misc/foldingathome/control.nix { };
-  fahviewer = callPackage ../applications/science/misc/foldingathome/viewer.nix { };
 
   fbmark = callPackage ../tools/misc/fbmark { };