diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix
index d4fcd87951f..47d9639be91 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/aliases.nix
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ mapAliases {
   stf = throw "stf was removed because it was broken"; # added 2023-08-21
   surge = pkgs.surge-cli; # Added 2023-09-08
   swagger = throw "swagger was removed because it was broken and abandoned upstream"; # added 2023-09-09
+  inherit (pkgs) terser; # Added 2023-08-31
   thelounge = pkgs.thelounge; # Added 2023-05-22
   three = throw "three was removed because it was no longer needed"; # Added 2023-09-08
   inherit (pkgs) titanium; # added 2023-08-17
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
index 56f65d70115..ee7a6ae5f50 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.json
@@ -242,7 +242,6 @@
 , {"tedicross": "git+https://github.com/TediCross/TediCross.git#v0.8.7"}
 , "teck-programmer"
 , "tern"
-, "terser"
 , "textlint"
 , "textlint-plugin-latex"
 , "textlint-rule-abbr-within-parentheses"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix
index 6fc85413c17..c3d28fc12a2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/node-packages/node-packages.nix
@@ -106636,37 +106636,6 @@ in
     bypassCache = true;
     reconstructLock = true;
   };
-  terser = nodeEnv.buildNodePackage {
-    name = "terser";
-    packageName = "terser";
-    version = "5.19.2";
-    src = fetchurl {
-      url = "https://registry.npmjs.org/terser/-/terser-5.19.2.tgz";
-      sha512 = "qC5+dmecKJA4cpYxRa5aVkKehYsQKc+AHeKl0Oe62aYjBL8ZA33tTljktDHJSaxxMnbI5ZYw+o/S2DxxLu8OfA==";
-    };
-    dependencies = [
-      sources."@jridgewell/gen-mapping-0.3.3"
-      sources."@jridgewell/resolve-uri-3.1.1"
-      sources."@jridgewell/set-array-1.1.2"
-      sources."@jridgewell/source-map-0.3.5"
-      sources."@jridgewell/sourcemap-codec-1.4.15"
-      sources."@jridgewell/trace-mapping-0.3.19"
-      sources."acorn-8.10.0"
-      sources."buffer-from-1.1.2"
-      sources."commander-2.20.3"
-      sources."source-map-0.6.1"
-      sources."source-map-support-0.5.21"
-    ];
-    buildInputs = globalBuildInputs;
-    meta = {
-      description = "JavaScript parser, mangler/compressor and beautifier toolkit for ES6+";
-      homepage = "https://terser.org";
-      license = "BSD-2-Clause";
-    };
-    production = true;
-    bypassCache = true;
-    reconstructLock = true;
-  };
   textlint = nodeEnv.buildNodePackage {
     name = "textlint";
     packageName = "textlint";
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/terser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/terser/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b862bcc2cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/terser/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ buildNpmPackage, fetchFromGitHub, lib }:
+
+buildNpmPackage rec {
+  pname = "terser";
+  version = "5.19.3";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "terser";
+    repo = "terser";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-ZI5ElHnQwoCJspGL/v0PqddMUAAhQGWDZA9utWZD/nM=";
+  };
+
+  npmDepsHash = "sha256-M7LGXoZFBQrXpkiofnam7tgFkk6+N7ckPxTcwAAuqxU=";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "JavaScript parser, mangler and compressor toolkit for ES6+";
+    homepage = "https://terser.org";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ talyz ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/discourse/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/discourse/default.nix
index 394b775f3db..dbd515de565 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/web-apps/discourse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/web-apps/discourse/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 , dart-sass-embedded
 , jq
 , moreutils
+, terser
 
 , plugins ? []
 }@args:
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ let
       postgresql
       redis
       nodePackages.uglify-js
-      nodePackages.terser
+      terser
       nodePackages.patch-package
       yarn
       nodejs_16
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7f5c5ff18fa..e6bc065e94f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -20430,6 +20430,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   terrascan = callPackage ../tools/security/terrascan { };
 
+  terser = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/terser { };
+
   tesh = callPackage ../tools/text/tesh {};
 
   texinfo413 = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/texinfo/4.13a.nix { };