diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/dragon-drop/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/dragon-drop/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index adf43ae8c08d..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/dragon-drop/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, gtk, pkg-config, fetchFromGitHub }:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "dragon-drop";
-  version = "1.1.1";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "mwh";
-    repo = "dragon";
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0fgzz39007fdjwq72scp0qygp2v3zc5f1xkm0sxaa8zxm25g1bra";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk ];
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    install -D dragon -t $out/bin
-  '';
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Simple drag-and-drop source/sink for X";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/mwh/dragon";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ jb55 markus1189 ];
-    license = licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = with platforms; unix;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xdragon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/xdragon/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/applications/misc/xdragon/default.nix
rename to pkgs/tools/X11/xdragon/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index 6f9aadf4b76a..897005fecaeb 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   dolphinEmuMaster = dolphin-emu-beta; # Added 2021-11-10
   dotnet-netcore = dotnet-runtime; # Added 2021-10-07
   double_conversion = throw "'double_conversion' has been renamed to/replaced by 'double-conversion'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
+  dragon-drop = throw "'dragon-drop' has been removed in favor of 'xdragon'"; # Added 2022-04-10;
   draftsight = throw "draftsight has been removed, no longer available as freeware"; # Added 2020-08-14
   dvb_apps = throw "dvb_apps has been removed"; # Added 2020-11-03
   dwarf_fortress = throw "'dwarf_fortress' has been renamed to/replaced by 'dwarf-fortress'"; # Converted to throw 2022-02-22
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 95a1b1216ee8..592ce2e63a79 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3008,10 +3008,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   dpic = callPackage ../tools/graphics/dpic { };
 
-  dragon-drop = callPackage ../tools/X11/dragon-drop {
-    gtk = gtk3;
-  };
-
   dstp = callPackage ../development/tools/dstp { };
 
   dsvpn = callPackage ../applications/networking/dsvpn { };
@@ -34032,7 +34028,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   sift = callPackage ../tools/text/sift { };
 
-  xdragon = lowPrio (callPackage ../applications/misc/xdragon { });
+  xdragon = lowPrio (callPackage ../tools/X11/xdragon { });
 
   xlockmore = callPackage ../misc/screensavers/xlockmore { };