diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ec/eccodes/package.nix
similarity index 94%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ec/eccodes/package.nix
index 84ee929e0d1c..5ea1a9d7df36 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/eccodes/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ec/eccodes/package.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
-  fetchurl,
   lib,
-  stdenv,
+  gccStdenv,
+  fetchurl,
   cmake,
   netcdf,
   openjpeg,
@@ -11,12 +11,11 @@
   perl,
   ctestCheckHook,
   enablePython ? false,
-  pythonPackages,
+  python3Packages ? null,
   enablePosixThreads ? false,
   enableOpenMPThreads ? false,
 }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+gccStdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "eccodes";
   version = "2.44.0";
 
@@ -54,8 +53,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = lib.optionals enablePython [
-    pythonPackages.python
-    pythonPackages.numpy
+    python3Packages.python
+    python3Packages.numpy
   ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bf52a865aea1..14c67ff594c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6695,11 +6695,6 @@ with pkgs;
       ;
   };
 
-  eccodes = callPackage ../development/libraries/eccodes {
-    pythonPackages = python3Packages;
-    stdenv = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then gccStdenv else stdenv;
-  };
-
   vapoursynth-editor = libsForQt5.callPackage ../by-name/va/vapoursynth/editor.nix { };
 
   enchant2 = callPackage ../development/libraries/enchant/2.x.nix { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1cb29e0e88c8..a32ba6995988 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4769,7 +4769,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
   eccodes = toPythonModule (
     pkgs.eccodes.override {
       enablePython = true;
-      pythonPackages = self;
+      python3Packages = self;
     }
   );