diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gnome-packagekit/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-packagekit/package.nix
similarity index 96%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gnome-packagekit/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-packagekit/package.nix
index 6e2f9168e54f..699e24fba18e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gnome-packagekit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-packagekit/package.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = "gnome-packagekit";
-      attrPath = "gnome.gnome-packagekit";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index ee073cd02a03..c004e1027ac4 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -185,8 +185,6 @@ in
   gtkhtml = callPackage ./misc/gtkhtml { enchant = pkgs.enchant2; };
 
   pomodoro = callPackage ./misc/pomodoro { };
-
-  gnome-packagekit = callPackage ./misc/gnome-packagekit { };
 }) // lib.optionalAttrs config.allowAliases {
 #### Legacy aliases. They need to be outside the scope or they will shadow the attributes from parent scope.
   libgnome-keyring = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.libgnome-keyring’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.libgnome-keyring’ directly." pkgs.libgnome-keyring; # Added on 2024-06-22.
@@ -211,6 +209,7 @@ in
   gnome-calculator = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-calculator’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-calculator’ directly." pkgs.gnome-calculator; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-calendar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-calendar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-calendar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-calendar; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-font-viewer = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-font-viewer’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-font-viewer’ directly." pkgs.gnome-font-viewer; # Added on 2024-06-22.
+  gnome-packagekit = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-packagekit’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-packagekit’ directly." pkgs.gnome-packagekit; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-screenshot = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-screenshot’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-screenshot’ directly." pkgs.gnome-screenshot; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-system-monitor = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-system-monitor’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-system-monitor’ directly." pkgs.gnome-system-monitor; # Added on 2024-06-22.
   gnome-terminal = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-terminal’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-terminal’ directly." pkgs.gnome-terminal; # Added on 2024-06-13.