diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a3f0df8ca2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/twine/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pkginfo
+, requests
+, requests_toolbelt
+, tqdm
+, pyblake2
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "twine";
+  version = "1.9.1";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "caa45b7987fc96321258cd7668e3be2ff34064f5c66d2d975b641adca659c1ab";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkginfo requests requests_toolbelt tqdm pyblake2 ];
+
+  # Requires network
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Collection of utilities for interacting with PyPI";
+    homepage = https://github.com/pypa/twine;
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainer = with lib.maintainers; [ fridh ];
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 432cf5ea526..27d41c059ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -21928,27 +21928,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  twine = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "twine-${version}";
-    version = "1.8.1";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url    = "mirror://pypi/t/twine/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "68b663691a947b844f92853c992d42bb68b6333bffc9ab7f661346b001c1da82";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ clint pkginfo requests requests_toolbelt ];
-
-    # Requires network
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Collection of utilities for interacting with PyPI";
-      homepage = https://github.com/pypa/twine;
-      license = licenses.asl20;
-      maintainer = with maintainers; [ fridh ];
-    };
-  };
+  twine = callPackage ../development/python-modules/twine { };
 
   twisted = callPackage ../development/python-modules/twisted { };