diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-annex-remote-dbx/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-annex-remote-dbx/package.nix
similarity index 50%
rename from pkgs/applications/version-management/git-annex-remote-dbx/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gi/git-annex-remote-dbx/package.nix
index 7744598f1566..60870c18602a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/git-annex-remote-dbx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gi/git-annex-remote-dbx/package.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,24 @@
 {
   lib,
-  buildPythonApplication,
-  fetchPypi,
-  dropbox,
-  annexremote,
-  humanfriendly,
+  python3Packages,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
 }:
 
-buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "git-annex-remote-dbx";
   version = "1.0.3";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "5b6f8025ed1e9877f06882ddbd81f701a8e094647ab97595e2afc09016835a7c";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "montag451";
+    repo = "git-annex-remote-dbx";
+    tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
+    hash = "sha256-a1mCLFd9fykzX3BxQBsOe6oPUzQjAzyfxExFlXCOAvQ=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ python3Packages.setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = with python3Packages; [
     dropbox
     annexremote
     humanfriendly
@@ -30,4 +31,4 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     mainProgram = "git-annex-remote-dbx";
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ matthiasbeyer ];
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 4f2b40617728..73b6d628049a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1191,15 +1191,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   github-cli = gh;
 
-  git-annex-remote-dbx = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-annex-remote-dbx {
-    inherit (python3Packages)
-      buildPythonApplication
-      dropbox
-      annexremote
-      humanfriendly
-      ;
-  };
-
   git-credential-manager = callPackage ../applications/version-management/git-credential-manager { };
 
   git-credential-aol = callPackage ../by-name/gi/git-credential-email/git-credential-aol { };