diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyspotify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyspotify/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39671041d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyspotify/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchurl
+, cffi
+, pkgs
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyspotify";
+  version = "2.0.5";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://github.com/mopidy/pyspotify/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1ilbz2w1gw3f1bpapfa09p84dwh08bf7qcrkmd3aj0psz57p2rls";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ cffi ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgs.libspotify ];
+
+  # python zip complains about old timestamps
+  preConfigure = ''
+    find -print0 | xargs -0 touch
+  '';
+
+  postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    find "$out" -name _spotify.so -exec \
+        install_name_tool -change \
+        @loader_path/../Frameworks/libspotify.framework/libspotify \
+        ${pkgs.libspotify}/lib/libspotify.dylib \
+        {} \;
+  '';
+
+  # There are no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage    = http://pyspotify.mopidy.com;
+    description = "A Python interface to Spotify’s online music streaming service";
+    license     = licenses.unfree;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 rickynils ];
+    platforms   = platforms.unix;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 21bd139edcf..80a0ca8b82a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4308,43 +4308,7 @@ in {
 
   graphitepager = callPackage ../development/python-modules/graphitepager { };
 
-  pyspotify = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pyspotify-${version}";
-
-    version = "2.0.5";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "https://github.com/mopidy/pyspotify/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1ilbz2w1gw3f1bpapfa09p84dwh08bf7qcrkmd3aj0psz57p2rls";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ cffi ];
-    buildInputs = [ pkgs.libspotify ];
-
-    # python zip complains about old timestamps
-    preConfigure = ''
-      find -print0 | xargs -0 touch
-    '';
-
-    postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-      find "$out" -name _spotify.so -exec \
-          install_name_tool -change \
-          @loader_path/../Frameworks/libspotify.framework/libspotify \
-          ${pkgs.libspotify}/lib/libspotify.dylib \
-          {} \;
-    '';
-
-    # There are no tests
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage    = http://pyspotify.mopidy.com;
-      description = "A Python interface to Spotify’s online music streaming service";
-      license     = licenses.unfree;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 rickynils ];
-      platforms   = platforms.unix;
-    };
-  };
+  pyspotify = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyspotify { };
 
   pykka = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pykka-${version}";