diff --git a/pkgs/games/gambatte/default.nix b/pkgs/games/gambatte/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 07aad4a5b604..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/games/gambatte/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, scons, qt4, alsa-lib }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  pname = "gambatte";
-  version = "2020-03-14";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "sinamas";
-    repo = "gambatte";
-    rev = "56e3371151b5ee86dcdcf4868324ebc6de220bc9";
-    sha256 = "0cc6zcvxpvi5hgcssb1zy0fkj9nk7n0d2xm88a4v05kpm5zw7sh2";
-  };
-
-  buildInputs = [ scons qt4 alsa-lib ];
-
-  patches = [ ./fix-scons-paths.patch ];
-
-  buildPhase = ''
-    ./build_qt.sh
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/bin
-    cp gambatte_qt/bin/gambatte_qt $out/bin/
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Portable, open-source Game Boy Color emulator";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/sinamas/gambatte";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.dezgeg ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 41a92cb2decf..66c27e2078c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -575,6 +575,7 @@ mapAliases ({
 
   g4py = python3Packages.geant4; # Added 2020-06-06
   gaia = throw "gaia has been removed because it seems abandoned upstream and uses no longer supported dependencies"; # Added 2020-06-06
+  gambatte = throw "gambatte has been removed, because the project has been taken private"; # Added 2022-05-26
   gammy = throw "'gammy' is deprecated upstream and has been replaced by 'gummy'"; # Added 2022-09-03
   garmindev = throw "'garmindev' has been removed as the dependent software 'qlandkartegt' has been removed"; # Added 2023-04-17
   gawp = throw "gawp has been dropped due to the lack of maintenance from upstream since 2017"; # Added 2022-06-02
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a08b5dc93a09..b75d3ed2cbb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37975,8 +37975,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   galaxis = callPackage ../games/galaxis { };
 
-  gambatte = callPackage ../games/gambatte { };
-
   gambit-chess = callPackage ../games/gambit { };
 
   garden-of-coloured-lights = callPackage ../games/garden-of-coloured-lights { allegro = allegro4; };