diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/shapely/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/shapely/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b8b06f9a2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/shapely/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, geos, glibcLocales, pytest, cython, sharedLibraryExtension
+, numpy
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "Shapely";
+  version = "1.5.15";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0lfqxb3kpdn0g9zzlhzg79yc8iyy4fpsk0p5nd80gar1mmhr8pg7";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ geos glibcLocales cython ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy ];
+
+  preConfigure = ''
+    export LANG="en_US.UTF-8";
+  '';
+
+  patchPhase = let
+    libc = if stdenv.isDarwin then "libc.dylib" else "libc.so.6";
+  in ''
+    sed -i "s|_lgeos = load_dll('geos_c', fallbacks=.*)|_lgeos = load_dll('geos_c', fallbacks=['${geos}/lib/libgeos_c${sharedLibraryExtension}'])|" shapely/geos.py
+    sed -i "s|free = load_dll('c').free|free = load_dll('c', fallbacks=['${stdenv.cc.libc}/lib/${stdenv.cc.libc}']).free|" shapely/geos.py
+  '';
+
+  # tests/test_voctorized fails because the vectorized extension is not
+  # available in when running tests
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test --ignore tests/test_vectorized.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Geometric objects, predicates, and operations";
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ knedlsepp ];
+    homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Shapely/";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1b7c2746830..94dcfa32322 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -21665,44 +21665,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  shapely = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "Shapely-${version}";
-    version = "1.5.15";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/S/Shapely/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0lfqxb3kpdn0g9zzlhzg79yc8iyy4fpsk0p5nd80gar1mmhr8pg7";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ pkgs.geos pkgs.glibcLocales pytest cython ];
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ numpy ];
-
-    preConfigure = ''
-      export LANG="en_US.UTF-8";
-    '';
-
-    patchPhase = let
-      libc = if stdenv.isDarwin then "libc.dylib" else "libc.so.6";
-    in ''
-      sed -i "s|_lgeos = load_dll('geos_c', fallbacks=.*)|_lgeos = load_dll('geos_c', fallbacks=['${pkgs.geos}/lib/libgeos_c.${sharedLibraryExtension}'])|" shapely/geos.py
-      sed -i "s|free = load_dll('c').free|free = load_dll('c', fallbacks=['${stdenv.cc.libc}/lib/${libc}']).free|" shapely/geos.py
-    '';
-
-    # tests/test_voctorized fails because the vectorized extension is not
-    # available in when running tests
-    checkPhase = ''
-      py.test --ignore tests/test_vectorized.py
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Geometric objects, predicates, and operations";
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ knedlsepp ];
-      homepage = "https://pypi.python.org/pypi/Shapely/";
-    };
-  };
-
-
+  shapely = callPackage ../development/python-modules/shapely { };
 
   sopel = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "sopel-6.3.1";