diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/exa/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/exa/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index d22303e150c9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/exa/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,63 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, gitSupport ? true
-, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, rustPlatform
-, cmake
-, pandoc
-, pkg-config
-, zlib
-, Security
-, libiconv
-, installShellFiles
-}:
-
-rustPlatform.buildRustPackage {
-  pname = "exa";
-  version = "unstable-2023-03-01";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "ogham";
-    repo = "exa";
-    rev = "c697d066702ab81ce0684fedb4c638e0fc0473e8";
-    hash = "sha256-sSEnZLL0n7Aw72fPNJmyRxSLXCMC5uWwfTy2fpsuo6c=";
-  };
-
-  cargoHash = "sha256-/sxiQMWix4GR12IzuvXbx56mZhbcFpd+NJ49S2N+jzw=";
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config installShellFiles pandoc ];
-  buildInputs = [ zlib ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv Security ];
-
-  buildNoDefaultFeatures = true;
-  buildFeatures = lib.optional gitSupport "git";
-
-  outputs = [ "out" "man" ];
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    pandoc --standalone -f markdown -t man man/exa.1.md > man/exa.1
-    pandoc --standalone -f markdown -t man man/exa_colors.5.md > man/exa_colors.5
-    installManPage man/exa.1 man/exa_colors.5
-    installShellCompletion \
-      --bash completions/bash/exa \
-      --fish completions/fish/exa.fish \
-      --zsh completions/zsh/_exa
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Replacement for 'ls' written in Rust";
-    longDescription = ''
-      exa is a modern replacement for ls. It uses colours for information by
-      default, helping you distinguish between many types of files, such as
-      whether you are the owner, or in the owning group. It also has extra
-      features not present in the original ls, such as viewing the Git status
-      for a directory, or recursing into directories with a tree view. exa is
-      written in Rust, so it’s small, fast, and portable.
-    '';
-    changelog = "https://github.com/ogham/exa/releases";
-    homepage = "https://the.exa.website";
-    license = licenses.mit;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ehegnes lilyball globin fortuneteller2k ];
-    mainProgram = "exa";
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index bc755b8ab7e5..0956aa43b157 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -496,6 +496,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   euca2tools = throw "euca2ools has been removed because it is unmaintained upstream and still uses python2"; # Added 2022-01-01
   evilvte = throw "evilvte has been removed from nixpkgs for being unmaintained with security issues and dependant on an old version of vte which was removed"; # Added 2022-01-14
   evolution_data_server = throw "'evolution_data_server' has been renamed to/replaced by 'evolution-data-server'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
+  exa = throw "'exa' has been removed because it is unmaintained upstream. Consider using 'eza', a maintained fork"; # Added 2023-09-07
   exhibitor = throw "'exhibitor' has been removed because it is unmaintained upstream"; # Added 2023-06-20
   exfat-utils = throw "'exfat-utils' has been renamed to/replaced by 'exfat'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index af5d7756277b..cbc58ad2a5a3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -7983,10 +7983,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   eva = callPackage ../tools/misc/eva { };
 
-  exa = callPackage ../tools/misc/exa {
-    inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Security;
-  };
-
   exactaudiocopy = callPackage ../applications/audio/exact-audio-copy { };
 
   exempi = callPackage ../development/libraries/exempi { };