diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
index 27b702e370e4..4d39d25222c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/default.nix
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@ let
       kteatime = callPackage ./kteatime.nix {};
       ktimer = callPackage ./ktimer.nix {};
       ktnef = callPackage ./ktnef.nix {};
+      ktorrent = callPackage ./ktorrent.nix {};
       ktouch = callPackage ./ktouch.nix {};
       kturtle = callPackage ./kturtle.nix {};
       kwalletmanager = callPackage ./kwalletmanager.nix {};
@@ -203,6 +204,7 @@ let
       libkomparediff2 = callPackage ./libkomparediff2.nix {};
       libksane = callPackage ./libksane.nix {};
       libksieve = callPackage ./libksieve.nix {};
+      libktorrent = callPackage ./libktorrent.nix {};
       mailcommon = callPackage ./mailcommon.nix {};
       mailimporter = callPackage ./mailimporter.nix {};
       marble = callPackage ./marble.nix {};
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/ktorrent.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/ktorrent.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f63865d30303
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/ktorrent.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  mkDerivation, lib,
+  extra-cmake-modules, kdoctools,
+  karchive, kcmutils, kcrash, kdnssd, ki18n, knotifications, knotifyconfig,
+  kplotting, kross, libgcrypt, libktorrent, taglib
+}:
+
+mkDerivation {
+  pname = "ktorrent";
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "KDE integrated BtTorrent client";
+    homepage    = "https://apps.kde.org/ktorrent/";
+    license     = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco ];
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    karchive kcmutils kcrash kdnssd ki18n knotifications knotifyconfig kplotting
+    kross libgcrypt libktorrent taglib
+  ];
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/libktorrent.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/libktorrent.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b4ae5f72f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/libktorrent.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  mkDerivation, lib,
+  extra-cmake-modules,
+  karchive, kcrash, ki18n, kio, libgcrypt, qca-qt5, solid,
+  boost, gmp
+}:
+
+mkDerivation {
+  pname = "libktorrent";
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "A BitTorrent library used by KTorrent";
+    homepage    = "https://apps.kde.org/ktorrent/";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco ];
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
+  buildInputs = [ karchive kcrash ki18n kio libgcrypt qca-qt5 solid ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ boost gmp ];
+  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
+
+  dontWrapQtApps = true;
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/ktorrent/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/ktorrent/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 94a4642b2de1..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/p2p/ktorrent/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-{ mkDerivation, lib, fetchurl, fetchpatch, cmake
-, extra-cmake-modules, qtbase, qtscript
-, karchive, kcrash, kdnssd, ki18n, kio, knotifications, knotifyconfig
-, kdoctools, kross, kcmutils, kwindowsystem
-, libktorrent, taglib, libgcrypt, kplotting
-}:
-
-mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "ktorrent";
-  version = "${libktorrent.mainVersion}";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url    = "mirror://kde/stable/ktorrent/${libktorrent.mainVersion}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0kwd0npxfg4mdh7f3xadd2zjlqalpb1jxk61505qpcgcssijf534";
-  };
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake kdoctools extra-cmake-modules ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    qtbase qtscript
-    karchive kcrash kdnssd ki18n kio knotifications knotifyconfig kross kcmutils kwindowsystem
-    libktorrent taglib libgcrypt kplotting
-  ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "KDE integrated BtTorrent client";
-    homepage    = "https://www.kde.org/applications/internet/ktorrent/";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco ];
-    platforms   = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libktorrent/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libktorrent/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 825fe87fe2fe..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libktorrent/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, extra-cmake-modules
-, karchive, kcrash, ki18n, kio, solid
-, boost, gmp, qca-qt5, libgcrypt
-}:
-
-let
-  mainVersion = "5.1.2";
-
-in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "libktorrent";
-  version = "2.1.1";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url    = "mirror://kde/stable/ktorrent/${mainVersion}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0051zh8bb4p9wmcfn5ql987brhsaiw9880xdck7b5dm1a05mri2w";
-  };
-
-  outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake extra-cmake-modules ];
-
-  buildInputs = [ karchive kcrash ki18n kio solid qca-qt5 libgcrypt ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gmp boost ];
-
-  passthru = {
-    inherit mainVersion;
-  };
-
-  dontWrapQtApps = true;
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "A BitTorrent library used by KTorrent";
-    homepage    = "https://www.kde.org/applications/internet/ktorrent/";
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco ];
-    platforms   = platforms.linux;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
index c4583f83bffa..38e6d5dcc0d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/aliases.nix
@@ -1426,7 +1426,7 @@ mapAliases ({
     kleopatra klettres klines kmag kmail kmenuedit kmines kmix kmplot
     knavalbattle knetwalk knights kollision kolourpaint kompare konsole kontact
     korganizer kpkpass krdc kreversi krfb kscreen kscreenlocker kshisen ksquares
-    ksshaskpass ksystemlog kteatime ktimer ktouch kturtle kwallet-pam
+    ksshaskpass ksystemlog kteatime ktimer ktorrent ktouch kturtle kwallet-pam
     kwalletmanager kwave kwayland-integration kwin kwrited marble milou minuet
     okular oxygen oxygen-icons5 picmi plasma-browser-integration plasma-desktop
     plasma-integration plasma-nano plasma-nm plasma-pa plasma-phone-components
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9eb67dfffeaa..5368a4a56780 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -26870,8 +26870,6 @@ with pkgs;
 
   ktimetracker = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/office/ktimetracker { };
 
-  ktorrent = libsForQt5.callPackage ../applications/networking/p2p/ktorrent { };
-
   kubedb-cli = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/kubedb-cli { };
 
   kubecfg = callPackage ../applications/networking/cluster/kubecfg { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
index d9cc05afe713..751236fdcb4b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/qt5-packages.nix
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ in (kdeFrameworks // plasmaMobileGear // plasma5 // plasma5.thirdParty // kdeGea
 
   libdbusmenu = callPackage ../development/libraries/libdbusmenu-qt/qt-5.5.nix { };
 
-  libktorrent = callPackage ../development/libraries/libktorrent { };
-
   liblastfm = callPackage ../development/libraries/liblastfm { };
 
   libopenshot = callPackage ../applications/video/openshot-qt/libopenshot.nix { };