diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index b88180c6166..6873cc0e82d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   inherit (pkgs) atk glib gobject-introspection gspell webkitgtk gtk3 gtkmm3
     libgtop libgudev libhttpseverywhere librsvg libsecret gdk_pixbuf gtksourceview gtksourceviewmm gtksourceview4
     easytag meld orca rhythmbox shotwell gnome-usage
-    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata;
+    clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata libgepub;
 
   libsoup = pkgs.libsoup.override { gnomeSupport = true; };
   libchamplain = pkgs.libchamplain.override { libsoup = libsoup; };
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   libgee = callPackage ./core/libgee { };
 
-  libgepub = callPackage ./core/libgepub { };
-
   libpeas = callPackage ./core/libpeas {};
 
   libgweather = callPackage ./core/libgweather { };
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix
similarity index 85%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix
index 26531a61ffa..70ec222f88f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/libgepub/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgepub/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, glib, gobject-introspection, gnome3
 , webkitgtk, libsoup, libxml2, libarchive }:
 
-let
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libgepub";
   version = "0.6.0";
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
+    url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
     sha256 = "16dkyywqdnfngmwsgbyga0kl9vcnzczxi3lmhm27pifrq5f3k2n7";
   };
 
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome3.updateScript {
       packageName = pname;
-      attrPath = "gnome3.${pname}";
       versionPolicy = "none";
     };
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ea302c2d700..fb72a72d861 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -10768,6 +10768,8 @@ in
 
   libgdata = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgdata { };
 
+  libgepub = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgepub { };
+
   libgig = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgig { };
 
   libgnome-keyring = callPackage ../development/libraries/libgnome-keyring { };