diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 951fb2e4adb58..49830ce2e1c41 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1055,6 +1055,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   nmap_graphical = throw "nmap graphical support has been removed due to its python2 dependency"; # Modified 2022-04-26
   nodejs-10_x = throw "nodejs-10_x has been removed. Use a newer version instead."; # Added 2022-05-31
   nodejs-12_x = throw "nodejs-12_x has been removed. Use a newer version instead."; # Added 2022-07-04
+  nodejs-16_x-openssl_1_1 = throw "nodejs-16_x-openssl_1_1 has been removed."; # Added 2023-02-04
   nologin = throw "'nologin' has been renamed to/replaced by 'shadow'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
   nomad_1_1 = throw "nomad_1_1 has been removed because it's outdated. Use a a newer version instead"; # Added 2022-05-22
   nordic-polar = throw "nordic-polar was removed on 2021-05-27, now integrated in nordic"; # Added 2021-05-27
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b7c4482659a4f..bf7403afc15e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9200,9 +9200,6 @@ with pkgs;
   nodejs-slim-16_x = callPackage ../development/web/nodejs/v16.nix {
     enableNpm = false;
   };
-  nodejs-16_x-openssl_1_1 = callPackage ../development/web/nodejs/v16.nix {
-    openssl = openssl_1_1;
-  };
   nodejs-18_x = callPackage ../development/web/nodejs/v18.nix { };
   nodejs-slim-18_x = callPackage ../development/web/nodejs/v18.nix {
     enableNpm = false;