diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/grin/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/grin/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/python-modules/grin/default.nix
rename to pkgs/tools/text/grin/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 90dfd2876e8..650d1108f01 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1412,6 +1412,8 @@ let
    */
   graphviz_2_32 = callPackage ../tools/graphics/graphviz/2.32.nix { };
 
+  grin = callPackage ../tools/text/grin { };
+
   grive = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/grive {
     json_c = json-c-0-11; # won't configure with 0.12; others are vulnerable
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index bedae7b00cd..5e8e537949a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13045,8 +13045,6 @@ let
     };
   };
 
-  grin = callPackage ../development/python-modules/grin { };
-
   gsutil = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "gsutil-4.6";
     meta = {