diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5842e1c510a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pypdf/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyPdf";
+  version = "1.13";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "3aede4c3c9c6ad07c98f059f90db0b09ed383f7c791c46100f649e1cabda0e3b";
+  };
+
+  # Not supported. Package is no longer maintained.
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Pure-Python PDF toolkit";
+    homepage = "http://pybrary.net/pyPdf/";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8d973f7c3dd..83861f1cb4a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3467,25 +3467,7 @@ in {
 
   pymaging_png = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pymaging_png { };
 
-  pyPdf = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pyPdf-1.13";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pyPdf/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "3aede4c3c9c6ad07c98f059f90db0b09ed383f7c791c46100f649e1cabda0e3b";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ ];
-
-    # Not supported. Package is no longer maintained.
-    disabled = isPy3k;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Pure-Python PDF toolkit";
-      homepage = "http://pybrary.net/pyPdf/";
-      license = licenses.bsd3;
-    };
-  };
+  pyPdf = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pypdf { };
 
   pypdf2 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "PyPDF2-${version}";