diff --git a/pkgs/games/polymc/default.nix b/pkgs/games/polymc/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 53c1647aa990..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/games/polymc/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,76 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, stdenv
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, cmake
-, jdk8
-, jdk
-, zlib
-, file
-, wrapQtAppsHook
-, xorg
-, libpulseaudio
-, qtbase
-, libGL
-, quazip
-, glfw
-, openal
-, msaClientID ? ""
-, jdks ? [ jdk jdk8 ]
-, extra-cmake-modules
-}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "polymc";
-  version = "1.4.2";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "PolyMC";
-    repo = "PolyMC";
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-mqLk7ZcSrtvlUziNUCtnH7xQplXBruuiuN2b1+VX1ng=";
-    fetchSubmodules = true;
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules cmake file jdk wrapQtAppsHook ];
-  buildInputs = [ qtbase zlib quazip ];
-
-  cmakeFlags = lib.optionals (msaClientID != "") [ "-DLauncher_MSA_CLIENT_ID=${msaClientID}" ];
-
-  dontWrapQtApps = true;
-
-  postInstall = let
-    libpath = with xorg; lib.makeLibraryPath [
-      libX11
-      libXext
-      libXcursor
-      libXrandr
-      libXxf86vm
-      libpulseaudio
-      libGL
-      glfw
-      openal
-      stdenv.cc.cc.lib
-    ];
-  in ''
-    # xorg.xrandr needed for LWJGL [2.9.2, 3) https://github.com/LWJGL/lwjgl/issues/128
-    wrapQtApp $out/bin/polymc \
-      --set LD_LIBRARY_PATH /run/opengl-driver/lib:${libpath} \
-      --prefix POLYMC_JAVA_PATHS : ${lib.makeSearchPath "bin/java" jdks} \
-      --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ xorg.xrandr ]}
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://polymc.org/";
-    description = "A free, open source launcher for Minecraft";
-    longDescription = ''
-      Allows you to have multiple, separate instances of Minecraft (each with
-      their own mods, texture packs, saves, etc) and helps you manage them and
-      their associated options with a simple interface.
-    '';
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    changelog = "https://github.com/PolyMC/PolyMC/releases/tag/${version}";
-    license = licenses.gpl3Only;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ cleverca22 starcraft66 ];
-    knownVulnerabilities = [ "OVE-20221017-0001" ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 3be29c104b19..7788125d5b06 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   mpich2 = throw "'mpich2' has been renamed to/replaced by 'mpich'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   mqtt-bench = throw "mqtt-bench has been dropped due to the lack of maintenance from upstream since 2017"; # Added 2022-06-02
   msf = throw "'msf' has been renamed to/replaced by 'metasploit'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
-  multimc = throw "multimc was removed from nixpkgs; use polymc instead (see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/154051 for more information)"; # Added 2022-01-08
+  multimc = throw "multimc was removed from nixpkgs; use prismlauncher instead (see https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/154051 for more information)"; # Added 2022-01-08
   mumble_git = pkgs.mumble; # Added 2019-08-01
   murmur_git = pkgs.murmur; # Added 2019-08-01
   mutt-with-sidebar = mutt; # Added 2022-09-17
@@ -1147,6 +1147,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   pmtools = throw "'pmtools' has been renamed to/replaced by 'acpica-tools'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   pocketsphinx = throw "pocketsphinx has been removed: unmaintained"; # Added 2022-04-24
   polarssl = throw "'polarssl' has been renamed to/replaced by 'mbedtls'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
+  polymc = throw "PolyMC has been removed from nixpkgs due to a hostile takeover by a rogue maintainer. The rest of the maintainers have made a fork which is packaged as 'prismlauncher'"; # Added 2022-10-18
   polysh = throw "polysh has been removed from nixpkgs as the upstream has abandoned the project"; # Added 2022-01-01
   pond = throw "pond has been dropped due to the lack of maintanence from upstream since 2016"; # Added 2022-06-02
   poppler_qt5 = throw "'poppler_qt5' has been renamed to/replaced by 'libsForQt5.poppler'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f6aa49b0c48e..600a81e9f6d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -34188,8 +34188,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   planetary_annihilation = callPackage ../games/planetaryannihilation { };
 
-  polymc = libsForQt5.callPackage ../games/polymc { };
-
   prismlauncher = libsForQt5.callPackage ../games/prismlauncher { };
 
   pong3d = callPackage ../games/pong3d { };