diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/attrs/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/attrs/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e58bf3846dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/attrs/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest, hypothesis, zope_interface
+, pympler, coverage, six, clang }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "attrs";
+  version = "17.2.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "04gx08ikpk26wnq22f7l42gapcvk8iz1512r927k6sadz6cinkax";
+  };
+
+  # macOS needs clang for testing
+  buildInputs = [
+    pytest hypothesis zope_interface pympler coverage six
+  ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) [ clang ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test
+  '';
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Python attributes without boilerplate";
+    homepage = https://github.com/hynek/attrs;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1ba770ac031..a23c668d07e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -647,29 +647,7 @@ in {
     };
   });
 
-  attrs = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    name = "attrs-${version}";
-    version = "16.2.0";
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/a/attrs/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "136f2ec0f94ec77ff2990830feee965d608cab1e8922370e3abdded383d52001";
-    };
-
-    # macOS needs clang for testing
-    buildInputs = with self; [ pytest hypothesis zope_interface
-    pympler coverage ]
-     ++ optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) [ pkgs.clang ];
-
-    checkPhase = ''
-      py.test
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Python attributes without boilerplate";
-      homepage = https://github.com/hynek/attrs;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-    };
-   });
+  attrs = callPackage ../development/python-modules/attrs { };
 
   audioread = callPackage ../development/python-modules/audioread { };