diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/psrecord/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ps/psrecord/package.nix
similarity index 64%
rename from pkgs/tools/misc/psrecord/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/ps/psrecord/package.nix
index 53a14136e88d..ed33f2b67153 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/psrecord/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ps/psrecord/package.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,29 @@
 {
   lib,
-  buildPythonApplication,
   fetchPypi,
-  psutil,
-  matplotlib,
-  pytest,
+  python3Packages,
 }:
-buildPythonApplication rec {
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "psrecord";
   version = "1.4";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     sha256 = "sha256-WXcYVIi1ZwI5xziVGcqEy5BN3fEQH/825EWJjYcUVLE=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = with python3Packages; [
+    setuptools
+    setuptools-scm
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
     psutil
     matplotlib
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
+  nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
     pytest
   ];
 
@@ -38,4 +40,4 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ johnazoidberg ];
     mainProgram = "psrecord";
   };
-}
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index bcb43e25305c..e993b308bcd0 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1851,8 +1851,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   pixcat = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication pixcat;
 
-  psrecord = python3Packages.callPackage ../tools/misc/psrecord { };
-
   remarkable-mouse = python3Packages.callPackage ../applications/misc/remarkable/remarkable-mouse { };
 
   ropgadget = with python3Packages; toPythonApplication ropgadget;