diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index f57ce357bdb..91bcaa0ca05 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ test: .FORCE
 #
 
 project_qtcreator: .FORCE
-	$(PYTHON) build_files/cmake/cmake_qtcreator_project.py --build-dir "$(BUILD_DIR)"
+	$(PYTHON) tools/utils_ide/cmake_qtcreator_project.py --build-dir "$(BUILD_DIR)"
 
 project_netbeans: .FORCE
-	$(PYTHON) build_files/cmake/cmake_netbeans_project.py "$(BUILD_DIR)"
+	$(PYTHON) tools/utils_ide/cmake_netbeans_project.py "$(BUILD_DIR)"
 
 project_eclipse: .FORCE
 	cmake -G"Eclipse CDT4 - Unix Makefiles" -H"$(BLENDER_DIR)" -B"$(BUILD_DIR)"
@@ -480,19 +480,19 @@ check_cppcheck: .FORCE
 	@$(CMAKE_CONFIG)
 	@cd "$(BUILD_DIR)" ; \
 	$(PYTHON) \
-	    "$(BLENDER_DIR)/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_cppcheck.py"
+	    "$(BLENDER_DIR)/tools/check_source/static_check_cppcheck.py"
 
 check_struct_comments: .FORCE
 	@$(CMAKE_CONFIG)
 	@cd "$(BUILD_DIR)" ; \
 	$(PYTHON) \
-	    "$(BLENDER_DIR)/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang.py" \
+	    "$(BLENDER_DIR)/tools/check_source/static_check_clang.py" \
 	    --checks=struct_comments --match=".*" --jobs=$(NPROCS)
 
 check_clang_array: .FORCE
 	@$(CMAKE_CONFIG)
 	@cd "$(BUILD_DIR)" ; \
-	$(PYTHON) "$(BLENDER_DIR)/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang_array.py"
+	$(PYTHON) "$(BLENDER_DIR)/tools/check_source/static_check_clang_array.py"
 
 check_mypy: .FORCE
 	@$(PYTHON) "$(BLENDER_DIR)/tools/check_source/check_mypy.py"
diff --git a/tools/check_source/check_mypy_config.py b/tools/check_source/check_mypy_config.py
index c61977d15e3..e81a31ab58f 100644
--- a/tools/check_source/check_mypy_config.py
+++ b/tools/check_source/check_mypy_config.py
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ PATHS_EXCLUDE = set(
     os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, p.replace("/", os.sep))
     for p in
     (
-        "build_files/cmake/clang_array_check.py",
-        "build_files/cmake/cmake_netbeans_project.py",
-        "build_files/cmake/cmake_qtcreator_project.py",
+        "tools/check_source/clang_array_check.py",
+        "tools/utils_ide/cmake_netbeans_project.py",
+        "tools/utils_ide/cmake_qtcreator_project.py",
         "release/datafiles/blender_icons_geom.py",  # Uses `bpy` too much.
         "tests/utils/bl_run_operators.py",  # Uses `bpy` too much.
         "tests/utils/bl_run_operators_event_simulate.py",  # Uses `bpy` too much.
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/clang_array_check.py b/tools/check_source/clang_array_check.py
similarity index 100%
rename from build_files/cmake/clang_array_check.py
rename to tools/check_source/clang_array_check.py
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang.py b/tools/check_source/static_check_clang.py
similarity index 99%
rename from build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang.py
rename to tools/check_source/static_check_clang.py
index 2b6d3ccd1f6..c5b73e4b86e 100644
--- a/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang.py
+++ b/tools/check_source/static_check_clang.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ To call this directly:
 
 export CLANG_LIB_DIR=/usr/lib64
 cd {BUILD_DIR}
-python ../blender/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang.py --match=".*" --checks=struct_comments
+python ../blender/tools/check_source/static_check_clang.py --match=".*" --checks=struct_comments
 
 """
 
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang_array.py b/tools/check_source/static_check_clang_array.py
similarity index 100%
rename from build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_clang_array.py
rename to tools/check_source/static_check_clang_array.py
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_cppcheck.py b/tools/check_source/static_check_cppcheck.py
similarity index 100%
rename from build_files/cmake/cmake_static_check_cppcheck.py
rename to tools/check_source/static_check_cppcheck.py
diff --git a/build_files/cmake/cmake_netbeans_project.py b/tools/utils_ide/cmake_netbeans_project.py
similarity index 100%
rename from build_files/cmake/cmake_netbeans_project.py
rename to tools/utils_ide/cmake_netbeans_project.py
diff --git a/tools/utils_ide/qtcreator/externaltools/qtc_project_update.py b/tools/utils_ide/qtcreator/externaltools/qtc_project_update.py
index ef274e8404f..58eaf0481f6 100755
--- a/tools/utils_ide/qtcreator/externaltools/qtc_project_update.py
+++ b/tools/utils_ide/qtcreator/externaltools/qtc_project_update.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ SOURCE_DIR = cmake_find_source(PROJECT_DIR)
 
 cmd = (
     "python",
-    os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, "build_files/cmake/cmake_qtcreator_project.py"),
+    os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, "tools/utils_ide/cmake_qtcreator_project.py"),
     "--build-dir",
     PROJECT_DIR,
 )