diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index b778cc11bab0..0ca5ebbe3516 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -801,11 +801,9 @@ mapAliases ({
   linux-rt_5_4 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_rt_5_4;
   linuxPackages_4_14 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_4_14;
   linuxPackages_4_19 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_4_19;
-  linuxPackages_4_4 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_4_4;
   linuxPackages_4_9 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_4_9;
   linuxPackages_5_10 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_10;
   linuxPackages_5_15 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_15;
-  linuxPackages_5_16 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_16;
   linuxPackages_5_17 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_17;
   linuxPackages_5_18 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_18;
   linuxPackages_5_19 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_19;
@@ -822,11 +820,9 @@ mapAliases ({
   linuxPackages_rt_5_4 = linuxKernel.packages.linux_rt_5_4;
   linux_4_14 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_14;
   linux_4_19 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_19;
-  linux_4_4 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_4;
   linux_4_9 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_4_9;
   linux_5_10 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_5_10;
   linux_5_15 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_5_15;
-  linux_5_16 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_5_16;
   linux_5_17 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_5_17;
   linux_5_18 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_5_18;
   linux_5_19 = linuxKernel.kernels.linux_5_19;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 46072e65ef20..ddf69ea75ad4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ in {
       rpiVersion = 4;
     };
 
-    linux_4_4 = throw "linux 4.4 was removed because it reached its end of life upstream";
-
     linux_4_9 = throw "linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11";
 
     linux_4_14 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-4.14.nix {
@@ -153,8 +151,6 @@ in {
       ];
     };
 
-    linux_5_16 = throw "linux 5.16 was removed because it has reached its end of life upstream";
-
     linux_5_17 = throw "linux 5.17 was removed because it has reached its end of life upstream";
 
     linux_5_18 = throw "linux 5.18 was removed because it has reached its end of life upstream";
@@ -511,14 +507,12 @@ in {
 
   vanillaPackages = {
     # recurse to build modules for the kernels
-    linux_4_4 = throw "linux 4.4 was removed because it reached its end of life upstream"; # Added 2022-02-11
     linux_4_9 = throw "linux 4.9 was removed because it will reach its end of life within 22.11"; # Added 2022-11-08
     linux_4_14 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_4_14);
     linux_4_19 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_4_19);
     linux_5_4 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_5_4);
     linux_5_10 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_5_10);
     linux_5_15 = recurseIntoAttrs (packagesFor kernels.linux_5_15);
-    linux_5_16 = throw "linux 5.16 was removed because it reached its end of life upstream"; # Added 2022-04-23
     linux_5_17 = throw "linux 5.17 was removed because it reached its end of life upstream"; # Added 2022-06-23
     linux_5_18 = throw "linux 5.18 was removed because it reached its end of life upstream"; # Added 2022-09-17
     linux_5_19 = throw "linux 5.19 was removed because it reached its end of life upstream"; # Added 2022-11-01