diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/gnome-terminal.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/gnome-terminal.nix
index a5dda83edd11..a065adfe61c4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/gnome-terminal.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/gnome-terminal.nix
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ in
   };
 
   config = lib.mkIf cfg.enable {
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnome.gnome-terminal ];
-    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.gnome.gnome-terminal ];
-    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.gnome.gnome-terminal ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnome-terminal ];
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.gnome-terminal ];
+    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.gnome-terminal ];
 
     programs.bash.vteIntegration = true;
     programs.zsh.vteIntegration = true;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
index b4e739029335..6acfce034b85 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/budgie.nix
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ in {
       ++ cfg.sessionPath;
 
     # Both budgie-desktop-view and nemo defaults to this emulator.
-    programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-terminal);
+    programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome-terminal);
 
     # Fonts.
     fonts.packages = [
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index fa67441e7ac4..9bbc577c2c6d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ in
 
     (mkIf serviceCfg.apps.enable {
       programs.gnome-disks.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-disk-utility);
-      programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-terminal);
+      programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome-terminal);
       programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.file-roller);
 
       environment.systemPackages = with pkgs // pkgs.gnome // pkgs.cinnamon; utils.removePackagesByName [
diff --git a/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix b/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix
index 3c1188ca88c9..3cf99fe7fc2f 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/terminal-emulators.nix
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ let tests = {
 
       germinal.pkg = p: p.germinal;
 
-      gnome-terminal.pkg = p: p.gnome.gnome-terminal;
+      gnome-terminal.pkg = p: p.gnome-terminal;
 
       guake.pkg = p: p.guake;
       guake.cmd = "SHELL=$command guake --show";
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-terminal/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-terminal/package.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome/core/gnome-terminal/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-terminal/package.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-gsettings-overrides/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
index 78a4f7d94b65..7234d00d9c06 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/cinnamon-gsettings-overrides/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , runCommand
 , nixos-artwork
 , glib
-, gnome
+, gnome-terminal
 , gtk3
 , gsettings-desktop-schemas
 , extraGSettingsOverrides ? ""
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ let
     cinnamon-session
     cinnamon-settings-daemon
     cinnamon-common
-    gnome.gnome-terminal
+    gnome-terminal
     gsettings-desktop-schemas
     gtk3
   ] ++ extraGSettingsOverridePackages;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index 088114d85ebe..c57934ec0b80 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   gnome-system-monitor = callPackage ./core/gnome-system-monitor { };
 
-  gnome-terminal = callPackage ./core/gnome-terminal { };
-
   gnome-themes-extra = callPackage ./core/gnome-themes-extra { };
 
   gucharmap = callPackage ./core/gucharmap { };
@@ -254,6 +252,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   gnome-todo = throw "The ‘gnome.gnome-todo’ alias was removed. Please use ‘pkgs.endeavour’ directly."; # converted to throw on 2023-12-27
 
   gnome-autoar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-autoar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-autoar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-autoar; # Added on 2024-06-13.
+  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.
   gnome-user-share = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-user-share’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-user-share’ directly." pkgs.gnome-user-share; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   nautilus = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.nautilus’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.nautilus’ directly." pkgs.nautilus; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   nautilus-python = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.nautilus-python’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.nautilus-python’ directly." pkgs.nautilus-python; # Added on 2024-06-13.