diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ci/circus/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ci/circus/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..61c16c7567634
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ci/circus/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+{ python3Packages }: with python3Packages; toPythonApplication circus
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7a8afd246a4e0..c87b3f879ff87 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -2019,8 +2019,6 @@ with pkgs;
     protobuf = protobuf_21;
   };
 
-  circus = with python310Packages; toPythonApplication circus;
-
   inherit (callPackage ../applications/networking/remote/citrix-workspace { })
     citrix_workspace_25_08_10
     ;