diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/la/lammps-mpi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/la/lammps-mpi/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1ac2e6a8bcb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/la/lammps-mpi/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  lammps,
+  mpi,
+  lowPrio,
+}:
+
+lowPrio (
+  lammps.override {
+    extraBuildInputs = [
+      mpi
+    ];
+  }
+)
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ea232b362614..1638670bdea0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -36556,12 +36556,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dl-poly-classic-mpi = callPackage ../applications/science/molecular-dynamics/dl-poly-classic { };
 
-  lammps-mpi = lowPrio (lammps.override {
-    extraBuildInputs = [
-      mpi
-    ];
-  });
-
   gromacs = callPackage ../applications/science/molecular-dynamics/gromacs {
     singlePrec = true;
     fftw = fftwSinglePrec;