diff --git a/Config.in.legacy b/Config.in.legacy
index 7ff34b6801..4e27af0f00 100644
--- a/Config.in.legacy
+++ b/Config.in.legacy
@@ -146,6 +146,12 @@ endif
 
 comment "Legacy options removed in 2026.02"
 
+config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE
+	bool "alure has been removed"
+	select BR2_LEGACY
+	help
+	  alure is unmaintained and has been removed
+
 config BR2_PACKAGE_LIBUWSC
 	bool "libuwsc has been removed"
 	select BR2_LEGACY
diff --git a/DEVELOPERS b/DEVELOPERS
index ab68fd2b2c..df13cc37d0 100644
--- a/DEVELOPERS
+++ b/DEVELOPERS
@@ -2906,7 +2906,6 @@ F:	configs/qemu_*
 F:	configs/am574x_idk_defconfig
 F:	configs/beagleboneai64_defconfig
 F:	configs/beagley_ai_defconfig
-F:	package/alure/
 F:	package/aubio/
 F:	package/bcc/
 F:	package/binutils/
diff --git a/package/Config.in b/package/Config.in
index bef6ae7b22..7a7f80f37b 100644
--- a/package/Config.in
+++ b/package/Config.in
@@ -1536,7 +1536,6 @@ menu "Libraries"
 menu "Audio/Sound"
 	source "package/alsa-lib/Config.in"
 	source "package/alsa-plugins/Config.in"
-	source "package/alure/Config.in"
 	source "package/aubio/Config.in"
 	source "package/bcg729/Config.in"
 	source "package/caps/Config.in"
diff --git a/package/alure/Config.in b/package/alure/Config.in
deleted file mode 100644
index c831bba913..0000000000
--- a/package/alure/Config.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE
-	bool "alure"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_OPENAL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_9 # openal
-	depends on BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP
-	depends on BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL # openal
-	depends on BR2_USE_WCHAR # use wchar_t
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPENAL
-	help
-	  Alure is a C++ 3D audio API. It uses OpenAL for audio
-	  rendering, and provides common higher-level features such as
-	  file loading and decoding, buffer caching, background
-	  streaming, and source management for virtually unlimited
-	  sound source handles.
-
-	  https://kcat.strangesoft.net/alure.html
-
-if BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_FLAC_DECODER
-	bool "flac decoder"
-	help
-	  Enables the built-in FLAC decoder.
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_MINIMP3_DECODER
-	bool "minimp3 decoder"
-	help
-	  Enables the built-in minimp3 decoder.
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_OPUS_DECODER
-	bool "opus decoder"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOGG
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_OPUS
-	help
-	  Enables the built-in libopusfile decoder.
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_SNDFILE_DECODER
-	bool "sndfile decoder"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSNDFILE
-	help
-	  Enables the built-in libsndfile decoder.
-
-config BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_VORBIS_DECODER
-	bool "vorbis decoder"
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBOGG
-	select BR2_PACKAGE_LIBVORBIS
-	help
-	  Enables the built-in libvorbis decoder.
-
-endif
-
-comment "alure needs a toolchain w/ C++, gcc >= 9, NPTL, wchar"
-	depends on BR2_PACKAGE_OPENAL_ARCH_SUPPORTS
-	depends on !BR2_INSTALL_LIBSTDCPP \
-		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_GCC_AT_LEAST_9 \
-		|| !BR2_TOOLCHAIN_HAS_THREADS_NPTL || !BR2_USE_WCHAR
diff --git a/package/alure/alure.hash b/package/alure/alure.hash
deleted file mode 100644
index 0d4c36c4ae..0000000000
--- a/package/alure/alure.hash
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# Locally computed
-sha256  9b808e5b5a54d156348221dc86704c7831115047d5238691e6088f8c4814b2ca  alure-14beed2a86d5a36030e907b21c46614d505f07cd.tar.gz
-sha256  7331ddc67daaf1a283c81e8dc17bac8dc40f54ed3fab3d3964616f4bd502a0a3  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/alure/alure.mk b/package/alure/alure.mk
deleted file mode 100644
index fe27bfd12b..0000000000
--- a/package/alure/alure.mk
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-################################################################################
-#
-# alure
-#
-################################################################################
-
-ALURE_VERSION = 14beed2a86d5a36030e907b21c46614d505f07cd
-ALURE_SITE = $(call github,kcat,alure,$(ALURE_VERSION))
-ALURE_LICENSE = Zlib, Public Domain (src/decoders/dr_flac.h)
-ALURE_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE
-ALURE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-
-ALURE_DEPENDENCIES = openal
-
-# Disabling alure examples removes the dependencies on physfs and dump
-# libraries. Enable at least one built-in decoder (wave).
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS = -DALURE_INSTALL=ON \
-	-DALURE_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF \
-	-DALURE_ENABLE_WAVE=ON
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_FLAC_DECODER),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_FLAC=ON
-else
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_FLAC=OFF
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_MINIMP3_DECODER),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_MINIMP3=ON
-else
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_MINIMP3=OFF
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_OPUS_DECODER),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_OPUS=ON
-ALURE_DEPENDENCIES += libogg opus
-else
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_OPUS=OFF
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_SNDFILE_DECODER),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_SNDFILE=ON
-ALURE_DEPENDENCIES += libsndfile
-else
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_SNDFILE=OFF
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ALURE_VORBIS_DECODER),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_VORBIS=ON
-ALURE_DEPENDENCIES += libogg libvorbis
-else
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_ENABLE_VORBIS=OFF
-endif
-
-ifeq ($(BR2_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_BUILD_SHARED=OFF \
-	-DALURE_BUILD_STATIC=ON
-else ifeq ($(BR2_SHARED_STATIC_LIBS),y)
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_BUILD_SHARED=ON \
-	-DALURE_BUILD_STATIC=ON
-else
-ALURE_CONF_OPTS += -DALURE_BUILD_SHARED=ON \
-	-DALURE_BUILD_STATIC=OFF
-endif
-
-$(eval $(cmake-package))