diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/routes/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/routes/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1e2e67c6206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/routes/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, repoze_lru
+, six
+, webob
+, coverage
+, webtest
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "Routes";
+  version = "2.4.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1zamff3m0kc4vyfniyhxpkkcqv1rrgnmh37ykxv34nna1ws47vi6";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ repoze_lru six webob ];
+  checkInputs = [ coverage webtest ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A Python re-implementation of the Rails routes system for mapping URLs to application actions";
+    homepage = http://routes.groovie.org/;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cb62caf8f1b..819ad5241de 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3634,24 +3634,7 @@ in {
 
   ropper = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ropper { };
 
-  routes = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "Routes";
-    version = "2.4.1";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "1zamff3m0kc4vyfniyhxpkkcqv1rrgnmh37ykxv34nna1ws47vi6";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ repoze_lru six webob ];
-
-    checkInputs = with self; [ coverage webtest ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A Python re-implementation of the Rails routes system for mapping URLs to application actions";
-      homepage = http://routes.groovie.org/;
-    };
-  };
+  routes = callPackage ../development/python-modules/routes { };
 
   rpkg = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rpkg {};