diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/ncbi-tools/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/biology/ncbi-tools/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/libraries/science/biology/ncbi-tools/default.nix
rename to pkgs/applications/science/biology/ncbi-tools/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 76d20d48ab69..7d62b5f833db 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6814,7 +6814,7 @@ let pkgs = rec {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv readline;
   };
 
-  ncbi_tools = import ../development/libraries/science/biology/ncbi-tools {
+  ncbi_tools = import ../applications/science/biology/ncbi-tools {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv cpio;
   };