diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapbox-gl-native/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapbox-gl-native/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index c4e2c1ef09a86..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapbox-gl-native/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  mkDerivation,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
-  cmake,
-  pkg-config,
-  qtbase,
-  curl,
-  libuv,
-  glfw3,
-  rapidjson,
-}:
-
-mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "mapbox-gl-native";
-  version = "1.6.0";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "mapbox";
-    repo = "mapbox-gl-native";
-    rev = "maps-v${version}";
-    sha256 = "027rw23yvd5a6nl9b5hsanddc44nyb17l2whdcq9fxb9n6vcda4c";
-    fetchSubmodules = true;
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/pull/16591
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "add-support-for-qmapboxgl-installation.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/commit/e18467d755f470b26f61f6893eddd76ecf0816e6.patch";
-      sha256 = "0gs7wmkvyhf2db4cwbsq31sprsh1avi70ggvi32bk0wn3cw4d79b";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "add-support-for-using-qmapboxgl-as-a-proper-cmake-dependency.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/commit/ab27b9b8207754ef731b588d187c470ffb084455.patch";
-      sha256 = "1lr5p1g4qaizs57vjqry9aq8k1ki59ks0y975chlnrm2sffp140r";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "skip-license-check.patch";
-      url = "https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/plain/testing/mapbox-gl-native/0002-skip-license-check.patch?id=6751a93dca26b0b3ceec9eb151272253a2fe497e";
-      sha256 = "1yybwzxbvn0lqb1br1fyg7763p2h117s6mkmywkl4l7qg9daa7ba";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-compilation.patch";
-      url = "https://aur.archlinux.org/cgit/aur.git/plain/fix-compilation.patch?h=mapbox-gl-native";
-      hash = "sha256-KgJHyoIdKdnQo+gedns3C+mEXlaTH/UtyQsaYR1T3iI=";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-narrowing-conversion.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/mapbox/mapbox-gl-native/commit/2955d0e479f57a39a0af4a0fa7ca7683455cca58.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-Jk7OLb9/mVtc2mm0AL1h9zcSiQ54jogNI+q6ojY0HEo=";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  postPatch = ''
-    # don't use vendored rapidjson
-    rm -r vendor/mapbox-base/extras/rapidjson
-  '';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-  buildInputs = [
-    curl
-    libuv
-    glfw3
-    qtbase
-    rapidjson
-  ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DMBGL_WITH_QT=ON"
-    "-DMBGL_WITH_QT_LIB_ONLY=ON"
-    "-DMBGL_WITH_QT_HEADLESS=OFF"
-  ];
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=type-limits";
-
-  meta = {
-    # Does not build against gcc-13, the repository is archived upstream.
-    broken = true;
-    description = "Interactive, thoroughly customizable maps in native Android, iOS, macOS, Node.js, and Qt applications, powered by vector tiles and OpenGL";
-    homepage = "https://mapbox.com/mobile";
-    license = lib.licenses.bsd2;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [
-      Thra11
-      dotlambda
-    ];
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index c6e9bab6d11db..e7bc54d06c146 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
 
         libqaccessibilityclient = callPackage ../development/libraries/libqaccessibilityclient { };
 
-        mapbox-gl-native = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/libraries/mapbox-gl-native { };
-
         mapbox-gl-qml = libsForQt5.callPackage ../development/libraries/mapbox-gl-qml { };
 
         maplibre-gl-native = callPackage ../development/libraries/maplibre-gl-native { };
@@ -228,6 +226,7 @@ makeScopeWithSplicing' {
           'libsForQt5.kf5gpgmepp' has been removed because it has been unmaintained upstream since 2017.
           Consider switching to the gpgmepp included in gpgme (gpgme <2), or to the GnuPG fork of gpgmepp (gpgme 2+), instead.
         ''; # Added 2025-10-25
+        mapbox-gl-native = throw "libsForQt5.mapbox-gl-native has been removed due to being broken for more than a year; see RFC 180"; # Added 2026-02-05
       }
     ))
   );