diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 2880cd20674bbf..78019e8c54ac24 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   ec2_api_tools = ec2-api-tools; # Added 2021-10-08
   ec2-utils = amazon-ec2-utils; # Added 2022-02-01
 
+  edUnstable = throw "edUnstable was removed; use ed instead"; # Added 2024-07-01
   elasticsearch7Plugins = elasticsearchPlugins;
 
   # Electron