diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2305.section.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2305.section.xml
index cceac682c3a0b..4be8ef71367b3 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2305.section.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/from_md/release-notes/rl-2305.section.xml
@@ -242,6 +242,14 @@
           that it configures the NixOS boot process, not the Nix daemon.
         </para>
       </listitem>
+      <listitem>
+        <para>
+          Deprecated <literal>xlibsWrapper</literal> transitional
+          package has been removed in favour of direct use of its
+          constitutents: <literal>xorg.libX11</literal>,
+          <literal>freetype</literal> and others.
+        </para>
+      </listitem>
     </itemizedlist>
   </section>
   <section xml:id="sec-release-23.05-notable-changes">
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md
index 89dc182361d52..d8a827c397c81 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2305.section.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ In addition to numerous new and upgraded packages, this release has the followin
 
 - The `nix.readOnlyStore` option has been renamed to `boot.readOnlyNixStore` to clarify that it configures the NixOS boot process, not the Nix daemon.
 
+- Deprecated `xlibsWrapper` transitional package has been removed in favour of direct use of its constitutents: `xorg.libX11`, `freetype` and others.
+
 ## Other Notable Changes {#sec-release-23.05-notable-changes}
 
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xlibs-wrapper/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xlibs-wrapper/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5340306de79a1..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xlibs-wrapper/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-{lib, stdenv, packages}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "xlibs-wrapper";
-
-  dontBuild = true;
-
-  installPhase = "mkdir -p $out";
-  unpackPhase = "sourceRoot=.";
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = packages;
-
-  preferLocalBuild = true;
-
-  # For compatability with XFree86.
-  passthru.buildClientLibs = true;
-
-  meta = {
-    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 61448e77e798f..6755dfac67000 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1627,6 +1627,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   xfceUnstable = throw "xfceUnstable has been removed, use xfce instead"; # added 2022-12-25
   xineLib = xine-lib; # Added 2021-04-27
   xineUI = xine-ui; # Added 2021-04-27
+  xlibsWrapper = throw "'xlibsWrapper' has been replaced by its constituents"; # Converted to throw 2022-12-27
   xmonad_log_applet_gnome3 = throw "'xmonad_log_applet_gnome3' has been renamed to/replaced by 'xmonad_log_applet'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   xmpp-client = throw "xmpp-client has been dropped due to the lack of maintanence from upstream since 2017"; # Added 2022-06-02
   xmpppy = throw "xmpppy has been removed from nixpkgs as it is unmaintained and python2-only";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1b2e4a5a24576..d100ac3ec34ec 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -23434,14 +23434,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   xgeometry-select = callPackage ../tools/X11/xgeometry-select { };
 
-  # Avoid using this. It isn't really a wrapper anymore, but we keep the name.
-  xlibsWrapper = callPackage ../development/libraries/xlibs-wrapper {
-    packages = [
-      freetype fontconfig xorg.xorgproto xorg.libX11 xorg.libXt
-      xorg.libXft xorg.libXext xorg.libSM xorg.libICE
-    ];
-  };
-
   xmlada = callPackage ../development/libraries/ada/xmlada { };
 
   xmlrpc_c = callPackage ../development/libraries/xmlrpc-c { };