diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 6d5c55d0fd4..63b65d42482 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -5791,7 +5791,7 @@ output devices.")
                docbook-xsl
                gtk-doc/stable
                libxslt
-               sane-backends
+               sane
                vala)))))                ;for VAPI, needed by simple-scan
 
 (define-public geoclue
@@ -7230,7 +7230,7 @@ USB transfers with your high-level application or system daemon.")
            gdk-pixbuf
            gusb
            libadwaita
-           sane-backends))
+           sane))
     (home-page "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/simple-scan")
     (synopsis "Document and image scanner")
     (description
@@ -13993,7 +13993,7 @@ world.")
        ("python-pyenchant" ,python-pyenchant)
        ("python-reportlab" ,python-reportlab)
        ("python-sane" ,python-sane)
-       ("sane-backends" ,sane-backends)
+       ("sane" ,sane)
        ("tesseract-ocr" ,tesseract-ocr)))
     (home-page "https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/OCRFeeder")
     (synopsis "Complete OCR Suite")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm
index cdf5f6d5463..0f8f5e7809b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/hardware.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/hardware.scm
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ sharing.")
            procps
            psmisc                       ;for pstree
            rpm
-           sane-backends
+           sane
            smartmontools
            sysstat
            upower
diff --git a/gnu/packages/kde.scm b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
index 3dde1505a27..20641d8cf36 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/kde.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/kde.scm
@@ -1417,7 +1417,7 @@ transport data and for performing public transport journey queries.")
      (list extra-cmake-modules))
     (inputs
      (list ki18n
-           sane-backends))
+           sane))
     (home-page "https://invent.kde.org/libraries/ksanecore")
     (synopsis "Library providing logic to interface scanners")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/libreoffice.scm b/gnu/packages/libreoffice.scm
index 24edbfba4de..a372793c6a6 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/libreoffice.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/libreoffice.scm
@@ -1190,7 +1190,7 @@ commonly called @code{ftoa} or @code{dtoa}.")
            python-lxml
            qrcodegen-cpp
            redland
-           sane-backends
+           sane
            unixodbc
            unzip
            vigra
diff --git a/gnu/packages/ocr.scm b/gnu/packages/ocr.scm
index cc7c6ba665c..bfb32b36e53 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/ocr.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/ocr.scm
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ default.  To add support for more languages, the
            leptonica
            podofo
            poppler-qt5
-           sane-backends
+           sane
            qtbase-5
            qtspell
            quazip-5
diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 2b5d9477084..b670c776790 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -35555,7 +35555,7 @@ restores the original state after the string is printed.")
     (native-inputs
      (list python-pytest))
     (inputs
-     (list sane-backends))
+     (list sane))
     (home-page "https://github.com/python-pillow/Sane")
     (synopsis "Python interface to the SANE scanner")
     (description "This package provides Python interface to the SANE scanner
diff --git a/gnu/packages/scanner.scm b/gnu/packages/scanner.scm
index 9251ef91489..1ab869499bb 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/scanner.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/scanner.scm
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
            libjpeg-turbo
            libpng
            libxml2
-           sane-backends))
+           sane))
     (home-page "https://github.com/alexpevzner/sane-airscan")
     (synopsis "SANE backend for eSCL (AirScan) and WSD document scanners")
     (description ; no @acronym{eSCL} because the meaning isn't officially known
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ standard.")
     (native-inputs
      (list pkg-config))
     (inputs
-     (list dbus libconfuse sane-backends eudev zlib))
+     (list dbus libconfuse sane eudev zlib))
     (home-page "https://scanbd.sourceforge.io")
     (synopsis "Configurable scanner button monitor")
     (description "Scanbd stands for scanner button daemon.  It regularly polls
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ provided the driver also exposes the buttons.")
            lcms
            libjpeg-turbo
            libtiff
-           sane-backends
+           sane
            xdg-utils))                  ;to open the manual from the Help menu
     (home-page "https://gitlab.com/sane-project/frontend/xsane")
     (synopsis "Featureful graphical interface for document and image scanners")
diff --git a/gnu/packages/wine.scm b/gnu/packages/wine.scm
index df1796f7808..e9f9311db7d 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/wine.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/wine.scm
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ integrate Windows applications into your desktop.")
            libgphoto2
            openldap
            samba
-           sane-backends
+           sane
            libpcap
            libusb
            libice