diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/passthrufun.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/passthrufun.nix
index e302e9b6bdc0..1bb120cb8165 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/passthrufun.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/passthrufun.nix
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ let
             keep = self: hooks self { };
             optionalExtensions = cond: as: lib.optionals cond as;
             pythonExtension = import ../../../top-level/python-packages.nix;
-            python2Extension = import ../../../top-level/python2-packages.nix;
+            python2Extension = import ../../misc/resholve/python2-packages.nix;
             extensions = lib.composeManyExtensions (
               [
                 hooks
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/README.md b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/README.md
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/README.md
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/README.md
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/pip/default.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/pip/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/pip/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/pip/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/setuptools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/setuptools/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/setuptools/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/setuptools/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/setuptools/tag-date.patch b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/setuptools/tag-date.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/setuptools/tag-date.patch
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/setuptools/tag-date.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/wheel/0001-tests-Rename-a-a-o-_-.py-_-.py.patch b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/wheel/0001-tests-Rename-a-a-o-_-.py-_-.py.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/wheel/0001-tests-Rename-a-a-o-_-.py-_-.py.patch
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/wheel/0001-tests-Rename-a-a-o-_-.py-_-.py.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python2-modules/wheel/default.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/wheel/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python2-modules/wheel/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-modules/wheel/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-packages.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..733e6cadd7c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/misc/resholve/python2-packages.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Extension with Python 2 packages that is overlaid on top
+# of the Python 3 packages set. This way, Python 2+3 compatible
+# packages can still be used.
+
+self: super:
+
+with self;
+with super;
+{
+  bootstrapped-pip = toPythonModule (callPackage ./python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip { });
+
+  pip = callPackage ./python2-modules/pip { };
+
+  setuptools = callPackage ./python2-modules/setuptools { };
+
+  wheel = callPackage ./python2-modules/wheel { };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 36b6823a2d73..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-# Extension with Python 2 packages that is overlaid on top
-# of the Python 3 packages set. This way, Python 2+3 compatible
-# packages can still be used.
-
-self: super:
-
-with self;
-with super;
-{
-  bootstrapped-pip = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python2-modules/bootstrapped-pip { });
-
-  pip = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/pip { };
-
-  setuptools = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/setuptools { };
-
-  wheel = callPackage ../development/python2-modules/wheel { };
-}