diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/bochs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/bochs/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/virtualization/bochs/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/emulators/bochs/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/dynamips/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/dynamips/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/virtualization/dynamips/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/emulators/dynamips/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/hercules/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/hercules/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/virtualization/hercules/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/emulators/hercules/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/tiny8086/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/tiny8086/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/virtualization/tiny8086/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/emulators/tiny8086/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/tinyemu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/tinyemu/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/virtualization/tinyemu/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/emulators/tinyemu/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 66eacc2a155d..d03535a3db0a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2311,7 +2311,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   boca = callPackage ../development/libraries/boca { };
 
-  bochs = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/bochs {
+  bochs = callPackage ../applications/emulators/bochs {
     wxGTK = wxGTK30;
   };
 
@@ -10334,9 +10334,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   tinycbor = callPackage ../development/libraries/tinycbor { };
 
-  tiny8086 = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/tiny8086 { };
+  tiny8086 = callPackage ../applications/emulators/tiny8086 { };
 
-  tinyemu = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/tinyemu { };
+  tinyemu = callPackage ../applications/emulators/tinyemu { };
 
   tinyfecvpn = callPackage ../tools/networking/tinyfecvpn { };
 
@@ -25125,7 +25125,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dwm-status = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/dwm/dwm-status.nix { };
 
-  dynamips = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/dynamips { };
+  dynamips = callPackage ../applications/emulators/dynamips { };
 
   exploitdb = callPackage ../tools/security/exploitdb { };
 
@@ -26169,7 +26169,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   herbstluftwm = callPackage ../applications/window-managers/herbstluftwm { };
 
-  hercules = callPackage ../applications/virtualization/hercules { };
+  hercules = callPackage ../applications/emulators/hercules { };
 
   hexchat = callPackage ../applications/networking/irc/hexchat { };