diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tip.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tip.yml
index 81870ecee..2a1eea4b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tip.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tip.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ name: Release Tip
 jobs:
   tag:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [flatpak, build-macos]
+    needs: [build-macos]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - name: Tip Tag
@@ -21,52 +21,6 @@ jobs:
         git tag -fa tip -m "Latest Continuous Release" ${GITHUB_SHA}
         git push --force origin tip
 
-  flatpak:
-    if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 60
-    container:
-      image: bilelmoussaoui/flatpak-github-actions:gnome-43
-      options: --privileged
-    strategy:
-      fail-fast: false
-      matrix:
-        arch: [x86_64, aarch64]
-    steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      with:
-        submodules: recursive
-        fetch-depth: 0
-    # Docker is required by the docker/setup-qemu-action which enables emulation
-    - name: Install deps
-      run: |
-        dnf -y install docker
-    - name: Set up QEMU
-      id: qemu
-      uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v3
-      with:
-        platforms: arm64
-
-    - uses: flatpak/flatpak-github-actions/flatpak-builder@v6
-      with:
-        bundle: ghostty.flatpak
-        manifest-path: com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
-        branch: tip
-        cache-key: flatpak-builder-${{ matrix.arch }}-${{ github.sha }}-v1
-        arch: ${{ matrix.arch }}
-
-    - name: Rename Bundle
-      run: mv ghostty.flatpak ghostty-${{ matrix.arch }}.flatpak
-    - name: Release
-      uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-      with:
-        name: "Ghostty Tip (\"Nightly\")"
-        prerelease: true
-        tag_name: tip
-        target_commitish: ${{ github.sha }}
-        files: ghostty-${{ matrix.arch }}.flatpak
-        token: ${{ secrets.GH_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
-
   build-macos:
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || github.event.workflow_run.conclusion == 'success' }}
     runs-on: macos-12
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8f9e3005..1a90c86b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@ things, but I've been using it full time since April 2022.
 | Platform / Package  | Links | Notes |
 | ----------| ----- | ----- |
 | macOS | [Tip ("Nightly")](https://github.com/mitchellh/ghostty/releases/tag/tip)  | MacOS 12+ Universal Binary |
-| Linux (Flatpak) | [Tip ("Nightly")](https://github.com/mitchellh/ghostty/releases/tag/tip)  | |
-| Linux (Other) | [Build from Source](#developing-ghostty)  | |
+| Linux | [Build from Source](#developing-ghostty)  | |
 | Windows | n/a | Not supported yet |
 
 ### Configuration
diff --git a/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml b/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
index 19cff44aa..f92f4e99e 100644
--- a/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
+++ b/com.mitchellh.ghostty.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+# Note: the flatpak build is likely broken right now and is not actively
+# maintained. We may completely remove this file in the future. For now,
+# we want to keep _trying_ but its something with known issues.
 app-id: com.mitchellh.ghostty
 runtime: org.gnome.Platform
 runtime-version: '43'
diff --git a/dist/linux/app-flatpak.desktop b/dist/linux/app-flatpak.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index a3748b568..000000000
--- a/dist/linux/app-flatpak.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Ghostty
-Type=Application
-Comment=A terminal emulator
-Exec=/app/bin/ghostty
-Icon=com.mitchellh.ghostty
-Keywords=terminal;tty;pty;
-StartupNotify=true
-Terminal=false
-Actions=new-window
-
-[Desktop Action new-window]
-Actions=new-window
-Exec=/app/bin/ghostty