diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/tracker-miners.nix b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/tracker-miners.nix
index 20154fc2fed..b390d8368c6 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/tracker-miners.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/desktops/gnome3/tracker-miners.nix
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ with lib;
 
   config = mkIf config.services.gnome3.tracker-miners.enable {
 
-    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.gnome3.tracker-miners ];
+    environment.systemPackages = [ pkgs.tracker-miners ];
 
-    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.gnome3.tracker-miners ];
+    services.dbus.packages = [ pkgs.tracker-miners ];
 
-    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.gnome3.tracker-miners ];
+    systemd.packages = [ pkgs.tracker-miners ];
 
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
index 8070ec15953..4f78efc8bc2 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/default.nix
@@ -190,8 +190,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   totem = callPackage ./core/totem { };
 
-  tracker-miners = callPackage ./core/tracker-miners { };
-
   vino = callPackage ./core/vino { };
 
   yelp = callPackage ./core/yelp { };
@@ -383,7 +381,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
       clutter clutter-gst clutter-gtk cogl gtk-vnc libdazzle libgda libgit2-glib libgxps libgdata libgepub libcroco libpeas libgee geocode-glib libgweather librest libzapojit libmediaart gfbgraph gexiv2 folks totem-pl-parser gcr gsound libgnomekbd vte vte_290 vte-ng gnome-menus gdl;
   inherit (pkgs) gsettings-desktop-schemas; # added 2019-04-16
   inherit (pkgs) gnome-video-effects; # added 2019-08-19
-  inherit (pkgs) gnome-online-accounts grilo grilo-plugins tracker; # added 2019-08-23
+  inherit (pkgs) gnome-online-accounts grilo grilo-plugins tracker tracker-miners; # added 2019-08-23
 
   defaultIconTheme = adwaita-icon-theme;
   gtk = gtk3;
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker-miners/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/default.nix
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/tracker-miners/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/tracker-miners/fix-paths.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/tracker-miners/fix-paths.patch
rename to pkgs/development/libraries/tracker-miners/fix-paths.patch
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index c7eb1d85ae6..b5052ed872b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2780,6 +2780,8 @@ in
 
   tracker = callPackage ../development/libraries/tracker { };
 
+  tracker-miners = callPackage ../development/libraries/tracker-miners { };
+
   tridactyl-native = callPackage ../tools/networking/tridactyl-native { };
 
   trompeloeil = callPackage ../development/libraries/trompeloeil { };