diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/internetarchive/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/internetarchive/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff077bd1b01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/internetarchive/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub, pytest, six, clint, pyyaml, docopt
+, requests, jsonpatch, args, schema, responses, backports_csv }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+
+  pname = "internetarchive";
+  version = "1.7.2";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  # Can't use pypi, data files for tests missing
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "jjjake";
+    repo = "internetarchive";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = "1cijagy22qi8ydrvizqmi1whnc3qr94yk0910lwgpxjywcygggir";
+  };
+    # It is hardcoded to specific versions, I don't know why.
+    preConfigure = ''
+        sed "s/schema>=.*/schema>=0.4.0',/" -i setup.py
+        sed "/backports.csv/d" -i setup.py
+    '';
+
+    #phases = [ "unpackPhase" "configurePhase" "installPhase" "fixupPhase" "installCheckPhase" ];
+    buildInputs = [ pytest responses ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [
+      six
+      clint
+      pyyaml
+      docopt
+      requests
+      jsonpatch
+      args
+      schema
+      backports_csv
+    ];
+
+    # Tests disabled because ia binary doesn't exist when tests run
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    checkPhase = "pytest tests";
+
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+      description = "A python wrapper for the various Internet Archive APIs";
+    homepage = https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive;
+    license = licenses.agpl3;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 99175c0c66c..0c2505842cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6380,27 +6380,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  internetarchive = let ver = "0.8.3"; in buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "internetarchive-${ver}";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive/archive/v${ver}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0j3l13zvbx50j66l6pnf8y8y8m6gk1sc3yssvfd2scvmv4gnmm8n";
-    };
-
-    # It is hardcoded to specific versions, I don't know why.
-    preConfigure = ''
-        sed 's/==/>=/' -i setup.py
-    '';
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ pytest ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ six clint pyyaml docopt requests jsonpatch args ];
-
-    meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-      description = "A python wrapper for the various Internet Archive APIs";
-      homepage = "https://github.com/jjjake/internetarchive";
-    };
-  };
+  internetarchive = callPackage ../development/python-modules/internetarchive {};
 
   jsbeautifier = callPackage ../development/python-modules/jsbeautifier {};