diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/file-roller.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/file-roller.nix
index f64bd732855b..d58af9cd59a5 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/file-roller.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/file-roller.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ in {
 
       enable = lib.mkEnableOption "File Roller, an archive manager for GNOME";
 
-      package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs [ "gnome" "file-roller" ] { };
+      package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "file-roller" { };
 
     };
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
index 9bbc577c2c6d..d27f084f63d2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/cinnamon.nix
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ in
     (mkIf serviceCfg.apps.enable {
       programs.gnome-disks.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-disk-utility);
       programs.gnome-terminal.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome-terminal);
-      programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.file-roller);
+      programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.file-roller);
 
       environment.systemPackages = with pkgs // pkgs.gnome // pkgs.cinnamon; utils.removePackagesByName [
         # cinnamon team apps
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
index 034af79a546b..ebd52e3e8a1a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/gnome.nix
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ in
       # enable that program module if the package hasn't been excluded
       # through `environment.gnome.excludePackages`
       programs.evince.enable = notExcluded pkgs.gnome.evince;
-      programs.file-roller.enable = notExcluded pkgs.gnome.file-roller;
+      programs.file-roller.enable = notExcluded pkgs.file-roller;
       programs.geary.enable = notExcluded pkgs.gnome.geary;
       programs.gnome-disks.enable = notExcluded pkgs.gnome.gnome-disk-utility;
       programs.seahorse.enable = notExcluded pkgs.gnome.seahorse;
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
index 0e9a06706d4f..632daac4b0fe 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/desktop-managers/pantheon.nix
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ in
 
     (mkIf serviceCfg.apps.enable {
       programs.evince.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.evince);
-      programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.gnome.file-roller);
+      programs.file-roller.enable = mkDefault (notExcluded pkgs.file-roller);
 
       environment.systemPackages = utils.removePackagesByName ([
         pkgs.gnome.gnome-font-viewer
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/file-roller/default.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fi/file-roller/package.nix
similarity index 97%
rename from pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/file-roller/default.nix
rename to pkgs/by-name/fi/file-roller/package.nix
index d1af3b91db88..497bfe4920c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/file-roller/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fi/file-roller/package.nix
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru = {
     updateScript = gnome.updateScript {
       packageName = "file-roller";
-      attrPath = "gnome.file-roller";
     };
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo-extensions/nemo-fileroller/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo-extensions/nemo-fileroller/default.nix
index 7bf706f83b5f..3f949c1fea5d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo-extensions/nemo-fileroller/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/cinnamon/nemo-extensions/nemo-fileroller/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 , glib
 , gtk3
 , nemo
-, gnome
+, file-roller
 , cinnamon-translations
 }:
 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace src/nemo-fileroller.c \
-      --replace "file-roller" "${lib.getExe gnome.file-roller}" \
+      --replace "file-roller" "${lib.getExe file-roller}" \
       --replace "GNOMELOCALEDIR" "${cinnamon-translations}/share/locale"
   '';
 
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
index c57934ec0b80..04a857223bc9 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/default.nix
@@ -141,8 +141,6 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   cheese = callPackage ./apps/cheese { };
 
-  file-roller = callPackage ./apps/file-roller { };
-
   ghex = callPackage ./apps/ghex { };
 
   gnome-boxes = callPackage ./apps/gnome-boxes { };
@@ -251,6 +249,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
   gedit = throw "The ‘gnome.gedit’ alias was removed. Please use ‘pkgs.gedit’ directly."; # converted to throw on 2023-12-27
   gnome-todo = throw "The ‘gnome.gnome-todo’ alias was removed. Please use ‘pkgs.endeavour’ directly."; # converted to throw on 2023-12-27
 
+  file-roller = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.file-roller’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.file-roller’ directly." pkgs.file-roller; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   gnome-autoar = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-autoar’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-autoar’ directly." pkgs.gnome-autoar; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   gnome-terminal = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-terminal’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-terminal’ directly." pkgs.gnome-terminal; # Added on 2024-06-13.
   gnome-user-share = lib.warn "The ‘gnome.gnome-user-share’ was moved to top-level. Please use ‘pkgs.gnome-user-share’ directly." pkgs.gnome-user-share; # Added on 2024-06-13.
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix
index 58a4ba65f1ac..58766103fb6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/default.nix
@@ -103,9 +103,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   elementary-shortcut-overlay = callPackage ./desktop/elementary-shortcut-overlay { };
 
-  file-roller-contract = callPackage ./desktop/file-roller-contract {
-    inherit (gnome) file-roller;
-  };
+  file-roller-contract = callPackage ./desktop/file-roller-contract { };
 
   gala = callPackage ./desktop/gala { };
 
@@ -240,7 +238,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
 
   extra-elementary-contracts = throw "extra-elementary-contracts has been removed as all contracts have been upstreamed."; # added 2021-12-01
 
-  file-roller = pkgs.gnome.file-roller; # added 2022-03-12
+  file-roller = pkgs.file-roller; # added 2022-03-12
 
   gnome-bluetooth-contract = throw "pantheon.gnome-bluetooth-contract has been removed, abandoned by upstream."; # added 2022-06-30