diff --git a/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix
index 8c8ebdea5878..8f579c35184f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/emulators/wine/default.nix
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
   waylandSupport ? false,
   x11Support ? false,
   embedInstallers ? false, # The Mono and Gecko MSI installers
-  moltenvk ? darwin.moltenvk # Allow users to override MoltenVK easily
+  moltenvk # Allow users to override MoltenVK easily
 }:
 
 let wine-build = build: release:
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fa/fastfetch/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fa/fastfetch/package.nix
index 5d1f54b8261e..bed0d66596a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fa/fastfetch/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fa/fastfetch/package.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   libsepol,
   libxcb,
   makeBinaryWrapper,
+  moltenvk,
   nix-update-script,
   ocl-icd,
   opencl-headers,
@@ -119,7 +120,7 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
         MediaRemote
         OpenCL
         SystemConfiguration
-        darwin.moltenvk
+        moltenvk
       ]
     );
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/moltenvk/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mo/moltenvk/package.nix
similarity index 88%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/darwin/moltenvk/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/mo/moltenvk/package.nix
index 43ede5f950c5..af16cc07adf3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/moltenvk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mo/moltenvk/package.nix
@@ -3,19 +3,16 @@
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   gitUpdater,
+  apple-sdk_14,
+  darwinMinVersionHook,
   cereal,
   libcxx,
   glslang,
-  simd,
   spirv-cross,
   spirv-headers,
   spirv-tools,
   vulkan-headers,
-  xcbuild,
-  AppKit,
-  Foundation,
-  Metal,
-  QuartzCore,
+  xcbuildHook,
   enableStatic ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic,
   # MoltenVK supports using private APIs to implement some Vulkan functionality.
   # Applications that use private APIs can’t be distributed on the App Store,
@@ -26,23 +23,22 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "MoltenVK";
-  version = "1.2.9";
+  version = "1.2.10";
+
+  strictDeps = true;
 
   buildInputs = [
-    AppKit
-    Foundation
-    Metal
-    QuartzCore
+    apple-sdk_14
     cereal
+    (darwinMinVersionHook "10.15")
     glslang
-    simd
     spirv-cross
     spirv-headers
     spirv-tools
     vulkan-headers
   ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ xcbuild ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ xcbuildHook ];
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -54,7 +50,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     owner = "KhronosGroup";
     repo = "MoltenVK";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-9k7NMw2M6IqCUQNBekzDaS6VYAOKwPmuCfJkENQ7oiI=";
+    hash = "sha256-5hc+bnsyc8Am9My2kzsU7fv+1CePCHgxL82Mxz/zJRo=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -95,6 +91,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     # Link glslang source because MoltenVK needs non-public headers to build.
     mkdir -p build/include
     ln -s "${glslang.src}" "build/include/glslang"
+
+    # MoltenVK should be using SPIRV_CROSS_NAMESPACE instead of hardcoding the namespace.
+    substituteInPlace MoltenVK/MoltenVK/GPUObjects/MVKDescriptorSet.mm \
+      --replace-fail MVK_spirv_cross SPIRV_CROSS_NAMESPACE
   '';
 
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString (
@@ -117,25 +117,25 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     "-lspirv-cross-reflect"
   ];
 
-  buildPhase = ''
-    runHook preBuild
-
+  preBuild = ''
     NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE+=" \
       -I$NIX_BUILD_TOP/$sourceRoot/build/include \
       -I$NIX_BUILD_TOP/$sourceRoot/Common"
-
-    xcodebuild build \
-      SYMROOT=$PWD/Products OBJROOT=$PWD/Intermedates \
-      -jobs $NIX_BUILD_CORES \
-      -configuration Release \
-      -project MoltenVKPackaging.xcodeproj \
-      -scheme 'MoltenVK Package (macOS only)' \
-      -destination generic/platform=macOS \
-      -arch ${stdenv.hostPlatform.darwinArch}
-
-    runHook postBuild
   '';
 
+  xcbuildFlags = [
+    "-configuration"
+    "Release"
+    "-project"
+    "MoltenVKPackaging.xcodeproj"
+    "-scheme"
+    "MoltenVK Package (macOS only)"
+    "-destination"
+    "generic/platform=macOS"
+    "-arch"
+    stdenv.hostPlatform.darwinArch
+  ];
+
   postBuild =
     if enableStatic then
       ''
@@ -187,6 +187,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     runHook postInstall
   '';
 
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
+
   passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
     rev-prefix = "v";
     ignoredVersions = ".*-(beta|rc).*";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 6f583a4e5810..94c173989698 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2670,7 +2670,6 @@ with pkgs;
   dolphin-emu = qt6Packages.callPackage ../applications/emulators/dolphin-emu {
     stdenv = if stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin then overrideSDK stdenv "11.0" else stdenv;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk_11_0.frameworks) CoreBluetooth ForceFeedback IOBluetooth IOKit OpenGL VideoToolbox;
-    inherit (darwin) moltenvk;
   };
 
   dolphin-emu-primehack = qt5.callPackage ../applications/emulators/dolphin-emu/primehack.nix {
@@ -23512,9 +23511,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   vulkan-extension-layer = callPackage ../tools/graphics/vulkan-extension-layer { };
   vulkan-headers = callPackage ../development/libraries/vulkan-headers { };
-  vulkan-loader = callPackage ../development/libraries/vulkan-loader { inherit (darwin) moltenvk; };
+  vulkan-loader = callPackage ../development/libraries/vulkan-loader { };
   vulkan-tools = callPackage ../tools/graphics/vulkan-tools {
-    inherit (darwin) moltenvk;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit Cocoa;
   };
   vulkan-tools-lunarg = callPackage ../tools/graphics/vulkan-tools-lunarg { };
@@ -35217,9 +35215,7 @@ with pkgs;
   quakespasm = callPackage ../games/quakespasm {
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Cocoa CoreAudio CoreFoundation IOKit OpenGL;
   };
-  vkquake = callPackage ../games/quakespasm/vulkan.nix {
-    inherit (darwin) moltenvk;
-  };
+  vkquake = callPackage ../games/quakespasm/vulkan.nix { };
 
   ioquake3 = callPackage ../games/quake3/ioquake { };
   quake3e = callPackage ../games/quake3/quake3e { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/darwin-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/darwin-aliases.nix
index 46a96ce466eb..6fafa5f487c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/darwin-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/darwin-aliases.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ mapAliases ({
   libauto = throw "'darwin.libauto' has been removed, as it was broken and unmaintained"; # added 2024-05-10
   libtapi = pkgs.libtapi; # 2024-08-16
 
+  ### M ###
+
+  moltenvk = pkgs.moltenvk; # 2024-10-06
+
   ### O ###
 
   opencflite = pkgs.opencflite; # added 2024-05-02
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix
index e473c313fdb9..dafb00befb40 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/darwin-packages.nix
@@ -206,15 +206,6 @@ impure-cmds // apple-source-packages // apple-source-headers // stubs // {
 
   lsusb = callPackage ../os-specific/darwin/lsusb { };
 
-  moltenvk = callPackage ../os-specific/darwin/moltenvk {
-    stdenv = pkgs.overrideSDK stdenv {
-      darwinMinVersion = "10.15";
-      darwinSdkVersion = "12.3";
-    };
-    inherit (apple_sdk.frameworks) AppKit Foundation Metal QuartzCore;
-    inherit (apple_sdk.libs) simd;
-  };
-
   openwith = callPackage ../os-specific/darwin/openwith { };
 
   stubs = pkgs.callPackages ../os-specific/darwin/stubs { };