diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pox/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pox/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29a24343f25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pox/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pox";
+  version = "0.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "22e97ac6d2918c754e65a9581dbe02e9d00ae4a54ca48d05118f87c1ea92aa19";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Utilities for filesystem exploration and automated builds";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    homepage = http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mmckerns/pox.htm;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index beed184022b..09786e4ac75 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3203,21 +3203,7 @@ in {
 
   powerline = callPackage ../development/python-modules/powerline { };
 
-  pox = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pox-${version}";
-    version = "0.2.2";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pox/${name}.tgz";
-      sha256 = "22e97ac6d2918c754e65a9581dbe02e9d00ae4a54ca48d05118f87c1ea92aa19";
-    };
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Utilities for filesystem exploration and automated builds";
-      license = licenses.bsd3;
-      homepage = http://www.cacr.caltech.edu/~mmckerns/pox.htm;
-    };
-  };
+  pox = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pox { };
 
   ppft = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "ppft-${version}";