diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrss2gen/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrss2gen/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c65d7ca5c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyrss2gen/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "PyRSS2Gen";
+  version = "1.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1rvf5jw9hknqz02rp1vg8abgb1lpa0bc65l7ylmlillqx7bswq3r";
+  };
+
+  # No tests in archive
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://www.dalkescientific.om/Python/PyRSS2Gen.html;
+    description = "Library for generating RSS 2.0 feeds";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 4d47e0ac164..2eb4c1f3f83 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3398,26 +3398,7 @@ in {
 
   pyrsistent = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyrsistent { };
 
-  PyRSS2Gen = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    pname = "PyRSS2Gen";
-    version = "1.1";
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "1rvf5jw9hknqz02rp1vg8abgb1lpa0bc65l7ylmlillqx7bswq3r";
-    };
-
-    # No tests in archive
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage = http://www.dalkescientific.om/Python/PyRSS2Gen.html;
-      description = "Library for generating RSS 2.0 feeds";
-      license = licenses.bsd2;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
-    };
-  });
+  PyRSS2Gen = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyrss2gen { };
 
   pysmi = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.0.7";