diff --git a/pkgs/games/adom/default.nix b/pkgs/games/adom/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index bef9d1b42d32..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/games/adom/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,60 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, patchelf, zlib, libmad, libpng12, libcaca, libGLU, libGL, alsa-lib, libpulseaudio
-, xorg }:
-
-let
-
-  inherit (xorg) libXext libX11;
-
-  lpath = "${stdenv.cc.cc.lib}/lib64:" + lib.makeLibraryPath [
-      zlib libmad libpng12 libcaca libXext libX11 libGLU libGL alsa-lib libpulseaudio];
-
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "adom-${version}-noteye";
-  version = "1.2.0_pre23";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://ancardia.uk.to/download/adom_noteye_linux_ubuntu_64_${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0sbn0csaqb9cqi0z5fdwvnymkf84g64csg0s9mm6fzh0sm2mi0hz";
-  };
-
-  buildCommand = ''
-    . $stdenv/setup
-
-    unpackPhase
-
-    mkdir -pv $out
-    cp -r -t $out adom/*
-
-    chmod u+w $out/lib
-    for l in $out/lib/*so* ; do
-      chmod u+w $l
-      ${patchelf}/bin/patchelf \
-        --set-rpath "$out/lib:${lpath}" \
-        $l
-    done
-
-    ${patchelf}/bin/patchelf \
-      --set-interpreter "$(cat $NIX_CC/nix-support/dynamic-linker)" \
-      --set-rpath "$out/lib:${lpath}" \
-      $out/adom
-
-    mkdir $out/bin
-    cat >$out/bin/adom <<EOF
-    #! ${stdenv.shell}
-    (cd $out; exec $out/adom ; )
-    EOF
-    chmod +x $out/bin/adom
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A rogue-like game with nice graphical interface";
-    homepage = "http://adom.de/";
-    license = licenses.unfreeRedistributable;
-    maintainers = [maintainers.smironov];
-
-    # Please, notify me (smironov) if you need the x86 version
-    platforms = ["x86_64-linux"];
-    broken = true; # at 2022-09-30, failed download.
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 9e10b9e3be06..2b6d91e51c5c 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   a4term = a4; # Added 2023-10-06
   acorn = throw "acorn has been removed as the upstream project was archived"; # Added 2024-04-27
   adtool = throw "'adtool' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained";
+  adom = throw "'adom' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained"; # added 2024-05-09
   advcpmv = throw "'advcpmv' has been removed, as it is not being actively maintained and break recent coreutils."; # Added 2024-03-29
   aether = throw "aether has been removed from nixpkgs; upstream unmaintained, security issues"; # Added 2023-10-03
   afl = throw "afl has been removed as the upstream project was archived. Consider using 'aflplusplus'"; # Added 2024-04-21
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 64ede4938926..78ad1ed47594 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -36422,8 +36422,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   abuse = callPackage ../games/abuse { };
 
-  adom = callPackage ../games/adom { };
-
   airshipper = callPackage ../games/airshipper { };
 
   airstrike = callPackage ../games/airstrike { };