diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox/package.nix
similarity index 98%
rename from pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox/package.nix
index 7057f08a8e9d..b6a7cce40efd 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/dosbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/do/dosbox/package.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     autoreconfHook
     copyDesktopItems
     graphicsmagick
-    SDL # for sdl-config during build time
+    SDL
   ];
 
   depsBuildBuild = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f8fd9d837a60..27a3db1de03a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1308,10 +1308,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   cdemu-daemon = callPackage ../applications/emulators/cdemu/daemon.nix { };
 
-  dosbox = callPackage ../applications/emulators/dosbox {
-    SDL = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then SDL else SDL_compat;
-  };
-
   fceux-qt5 = fceux.override { ___qtVersion = "5"; };
   fceux-qt6 = fceux.override { ___qtVersion = "6"; };