diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/plugins/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/budgie/plugins/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index b9e7043e3883..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/desktops/budgie/plugins/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage }:
-{
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 1f8dddfc002d..ad60920f3f81 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   bro = throw "'bro' has been renamed to/replaced by 'zeek'"; # Converted to throw 2023-09-10
 
   budgie = throw "The `budgie` scope has been removed and all packages moved to the top-level"; # Added 2024-07-14
+  budgiePlugins = throw "The `budgiePlugins` scope has been removed and all packages moved to the top-level"; # Added 2024-07-14
 
   inherit (libsForQt5.mauiPackages) buho; # added 2022-05-17
   bukut = throw "bukut has been removed since it has been archived by upstream"; # Added 2023-05-24
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c73774bbfcfc..7eca524039bc 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -37145,8 +37145,6 @@ with pkgs;
     appls = [ prio ];
   };
 
-  budgiePlugins = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../desktops/budgie/plugins { });
-
   cdesktopenv = callPackage ../desktops/cdesktopenv { };
 
   cinnamon = recurseIntoAttrs (callPackage ../desktops/cinnamon { });