diff --git a/doc/build-helpers/images.md b/doc/build-helpers/images.md
index 5596784bfa48..033891fcef48 100644
--- a/doc/build-helpers/images.md
+++ b/doc/build-helpers/images.md
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ This chapter describes tools for creating various types of images.
 images/appimagetools.section.md
 images/dockertools.section.md
 images/ocitools.section.md
-images/snaptools.section.md
 images/portableservice.section.md
 images/makediskimage.section.md
 images/binarycache.section.md
diff --git a/doc/build-helpers/images/snaptools.section.md b/doc/build-helpers/images/snaptools.section.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 259fa1b06180..000000000000
--- a/doc/build-helpers/images/snaptools.section.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,71 +0,0 @@
-# pkgs.snapTools {#sec-pkgs-snapTools}
-
-`pkgs.snapTools` is a set of functions for creating Snapcraft images. Snap and Snapcraft is not used to perform these operations.
-
-## The makeSnap Function {#ssec-pkgs-snapTools-makeSnap-signature}
-
-`makeSnap` takes a single named argument, `meta`. This argument mirrors [the upstream `snap.yaml` format](https://docs.snapcraft.io/snap-format) exactly.
-
-The `base` should not be specified, as `makeSnap` will force set it.
-
-Currently, `makeSnap` does not support creating GUI stubs.
-
-## Build a Hello World Snap {#ssec-pkgs-snapTools-build-a-snap-hello}
-
-The following expression packages GNU Hello as a Snapcraft snap.
-
-``` {#ex-snapTools-buildSnap-hello .nix}
-let
-  inherit (import <nixpkgs> { }) snapTools hello;
-in snapTools.makeSnap {
-  meta = {
-    name = "hello";
-    summary = hello.meta.description;
-    description = hello.meta.longDescription;
-    architectures = [ "amd64" ];
-    confinement = "strict";
-    apps.hello.command = "${hello}/bin/hello";
-  };
-}
-```
-
-`nix-build` this expression and install it with `snap install ./result --dangerous`. `hello` will now be the Snapcraft version of the package.
-
-## Build a Graphical Snap {#ssec-pkgs-snapTools-build-a-snap-firefox}
-
-Graphical programs require many more integrations with the host. This example uses Firefox as an example because it is one of the most complicated programs we could package.
-
-``` {#ex-snapTools-buildSnap-firefox .nix}
-let
-  inherit (import <nixpkgs> { }) snapTools firefox;
-in snapTools.makeSnap {
-  meta = {
-    name = "nix-example-firefox";
-    summary = firefox.meta.description;
-    architectures = [ "amd64" ];
-    apps.nix-example-firefox = {
-      command = "${firefox}/bin/firefox";
-      plugs = [
-        "pulseaudio"
-        "camera"
-        "browser-support"
-        "avahi-observe"
-        "cups-control"
-        "desktop"
-        "desktop-legacy"
-        "gsettings"
-        "home"
-        "network"
-        "mount-observe"
-        "removable-media"
-        "x11"
-      ];
-    };
-    confinement = "strict";
-  };
-}
-```
-
-`nix-build` this expression and install it with `snap install ./result --dangerous`. `nix-example-firefox` will now be the Snapcraft version of the Firefox package.
-
-The specific meaning behind plugs can be looked up in the [Snapcraft interface documentation](https://docs.snapcraft.io/supported-interfaces).
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/snap/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/snap/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ba5271868911..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/build-support/snap/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-{ callPackage, hello }:
-{
-  makeSnap = callPackage ./make-snap.nix { };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/snap/make-snap.nix b/pkgs/build-support/snap/make-snap.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index cef7500bcbaf..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/build-support/snap/make-snap.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,84 +0,0 @@
-{
-  runCommand, squashfsTools, closureInfo, lib, jq, writeText
-}:
-
-{
-  # The meta parameter is the contents of the `snap.yaml`, NOT the
-  # `snapcraft.yaml`.
-  #
-  # - `snap.yaml` is what is inside of the final Snap,
-  # - `snapcraft.yaml` is used by `snapcraft` to build snaps
-  #
-  # Since we skip the `snapcraft` tool, we skip the `snapcraft.yaml`
-  # file. For more information:
-  #
-  #   https://docs.snapcraft.io/snap-format
-  #
-  # Note: unsquashfs'ing an existing snap from the store can be helpful
-  # for determining what you you're missing.
-  #
-  meta
-}: let
-    snap_yaml = let
-      # Validate the snap's meta contains a name.
-      # Also: automatically set the `base` parameter and the layout for
-      # the `/nix` bind.
-      validate = { name, ... } @ args:
-        args // {
-          # Combine the provided arguments with the required options.
-
-          # base: built from https://github.com/NixOS/snapd-nix-base
-          # and published as The NixOS Foundation on the Snapcraft store.
-          base = "nix-base";
-          layout = (args.layout or {}) // {
-            # Bind mount the Snap's root nix directory to `/nix` in the
-            # execution environment's filesystem namespace.
-            "/nix".bind = "$SNAP/nix";
-          };
-        };
-    in writeText "snap.yaml"
-      (builtins.toJSON (validate meta));
-
-  # These are specifically required by snapd, so don't change them
-  # unless you've verified snapcraft / snapd can handle them. Best bet
-  # is to just mirror this list against how snapcraft creates images.
-  # from: https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/b88e378148134383ffecf3658e3a940b67c9bcc9/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_packer.py#L96-L98
-  mksquashfs_args = [
-    "-noappend" "-comp" "xz" "-no-xattrs" "-no-fragments"
-
-    # Note: We want -all-root every time, since all the files are
-    # owned by root anyway. This is true for Nix, but not true for
-    # other builds.
-    # from: https://github.com/snapcore/snapcraft/blob/b88e378148134383ffecf3658e3a940b67c9bcc9/snapcraft/internal/lifecycle/_packer.py#L100
-    "-all-root"
-  ];
-
-in runCommand "squashfs.img" {
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ squashfsTools jq ];
-
-  closureInfo = closureInfo {
-    rootPaths = [ snap_yaml ];
-  };
-} ''
-  root=$PWD/root
-  mkdir $root
-
-  (
-    # Put the snap.yaml in to `/meta/snap.yaml`, setting the version
-    # to the hash part of the store path
-    mkdir $root/meta
-    version=$(echo $out | cut -d/ -f4 | cut -d- -f1)
-    cat ${snap_yaml} | jq  ". + { version: \"$version\" }" \
-      > $root/meta/snap.yaml
-  )
-
-  (
-    # Copy the store closure in to the root
-    mkdir -p $root/nix/store
-    cat $closureInfo/store-paths | xargs -I{} cp -r {} $root/nix/store/
-  )
-
-  # Generate the squashfs image.
-  mksquashfs $root $out \
-    ${lib.concatStringsSep " " mksquashfs_args}
-''
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 1c0c47c6e9d5..a97dd3e0f331 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   tarsum = callPackage ../build-support/docker/tarsum.nix { };
 
-  snapTools = callPackage ../build-support/snap { };
+  snapTools = throw "snapTools was removed because makeSnap produced broken snaps and it was the only function in snapTools. See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/100618 for more details."; # 2024-03-04;
 
   nix-prefetch-docker = callPackage ../build-support/docker/nix-prefetch-docker.nix { };