diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix
similarity index 93%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix
index 6da88ee8258fb..4402b3af57bf7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/boehm-gc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/bo/boehmgc/package.nix
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   passthru.tests = nixVersions;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     homepage = "https://hboehm.info/gc/";
     description = "The Boehm-Demers-Weiser conservative garbage collector for C and C++";
     longDescription = ''
@@ -76,10 +76,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       Alternatively, the garbage collector may be used as a leak detector for
       C or C++ programs, though that is not its primary goal.
     '';
-    # non-copyleft, X11-style license
     changelog = "https://github.com/ivmai/bdwgc/blob/v${finalAttrs.version}/ChangeLog";
-    license = "https://hboehm.info/gc/license.txt";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
-    platforms = platforms.all;
+    license = "https://hboehm.info/gc/license.txt"; # non-copyleft, X11-style license
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ AndersonTorres ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6f4afdec98f3f..dae70c939747d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20511,9 +20511,6 @@ with pkgs;
     then pkgs."androidndkPkgs_${stdenv.hostPlatform.ndkVer}".libraries
     else callPackage ../os-specific/linux/bionic-prebuilt { };
 
-
-  boehmgc = callPackage ../development/libraries/boehm-gc { };
-
   boolstuff = callPackage ../development/libraries/boolstuff { };
 
   inherit (callPackage ../development/libraries/boost { inherit (buildPackages) boost-build; })