diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 3367c966e5..dc779c12a7 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -5883,7 +5883,7 @@ faster results and to avoid unnecessary server load.")
            python
            ;; For tests.
            python-dbus
-           python-dbusmock-minimal
+           python-dbusmock-for-tests
            python-packaging
            python-pygobject
            umockdev
diff --git a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
index 662c9871a9..25abc0cfad 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gtk.scm
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ images.")
             gobject-introspection
             gsettings-desktop-schemas
             pkg-config
-            python-dbusmock-minimal
+            python-dbusmock-for-tests
             python-pytest
             python-wrapper))
      (synopsis "Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface, core components")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/polkit.scm b/gnu/packages/polkit.scm
index bcbc08c707..6f45341cce 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/polkit.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/polkit.scm
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ able to request elevated privileges.")
            perl
            pkg-config
            python
-           python-dbusmock-minimal))
+           python-dbusmock-for-tests))
     (home-page "https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/polkit/")
     (synopsis "Authorization API for privilege management")
     (description "Polkit is an application-level toolkit for defining and
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index d44b52f4cc..914ac1eca8 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -28887,10 +28887,10 @@ impossible without root privileges) to set the state of the real services to
 what you expect in your tests.")
     (license license:lgpl3+)))
 
-(define-public python-dbusmock-minimal
+(define-public python-dbusmock-for-tests
   (package
     (inherit python-dbusmock)
-    (name "python-dbusmock-minimal")
+    (name "python-dbusmock-for-tests")
     (version "0.37.2")
     (source
      (origin
@@ -28911,6 +28911,10 @@ what you expect in your tests.")
     (native-inputs (list python-setuptools which))
     (properties '((hidden? . #t)))))
 
+;; XXX: Deprecated on <2026-01-21>.
+(define-deprecated/public-alias python-dbusmock-minimal
+  python-dbusmock-for-tests)
+
 (define-public python-jsonplus
   (package
     (name "python-jsonplus")