diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pr/profanity/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/pr/profanity/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9022c26614fc..2eb2389f9574 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9205,10 +9205,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   inherit (pidginPackages) pidgin;
 
-  # perhaps there are better apps for this task? It's how I had configured my previous system.
-  # And I don't want to rewrite all rules
-  profanity = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/profanity { };
-
   puredata-with-plugins =
     plugins: callPackage ../by-name/pu/puredata/wrapper.nix { inherit plugins; };