diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix
index abd4854c73f..9e80830f438 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchPypi
 , stdenv
 , pytest
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "simplejson";
-  version = "3.16.1";
+  version = "3.16.0";
   doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
 
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = pname;
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "1v80dbk3ajhgz7q5cc8k0dd22zj9rrlz838c90l5g3w1i280r1iq";
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "b1f329139ba647a9548aa05fb95d046b4a677643070dc2afc05fa2e975d09ca5";
   };
 
   # Package does not need pytest, but its a bit easier debugging.