diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/lice/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/lice/package.nix
similarity index 53%
rename from pkgs/tools/misc/lice/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/li/lice/package.nix
index fb54089a231a..70cab7d98f00 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/lice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/lice/package.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 {
   lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
+  python3Packages,
   fetchPypi,
-  setuptools,
-  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "lice";
   version = "0.6";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
+  # github is missing tags
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0skyyirbidknfdzdvsjga8zb4ar6xpd5ilvz11dfm2a9yxh3d59d";
+    hash = "sha256-LZU2YPdJiepaCH/TWNrtJiuyPlJP6t1+c3a2uHL0fmo=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
+  build-system = [ python3Packages.setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ python3Packages.setuptools ]; # pkg_resources
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ python3Packages.pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
   meta = {
     description = "Print license based on selection and user options";
     homepage = "https://github.com/licenses/lice";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f9d990784496..3dcbcbfb97a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13839,8 +13839,6 @@ with pkgs;
     }
   );
 
-  lice = python3Packages.callPackage ../tools/misc/lice { };
-
   mysql-workbench = callPackage ../by-name/my/mysql-workbench/package.nix (
     let
       mysql = mysql80;