diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/basiciw/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/basiciw/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0d25d7cdbe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/basiciw/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, gcc
+, wirelesstools
+, isPy27
+, isPyPy
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "basiciw";
+  version = "0.2.2";
+
+  disabled = isPy27 || isPyPy;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1ajmflvvlkflrcmqmkrx0zaira84z8kv4ssb2jprfwvjh8vfkysb";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ gcc ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ wirelesstools ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Get info about wireless interfaces using libiw";
+    homepage = https://github.com/enkore/basiciw;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 2cc65554284..b0ae8a1e41a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -925,26 +925,8 @@ in {
 
   babelfish = callPackage ../development/python-modules/babelfish {};
 
-  basiciw = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-    version = "0.2.2";
-    pname = "basiciw";
-    disabled = isPy27 || isPyPy;
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/b/${pname}/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1ajmflvvlkflrcmqmkrx0zaira84z8kv4ssb2jprfwvjh8vfkysb";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = [ pkgs.gcc ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.wirelesstools ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Get info about wireless interfaces using libiw";
-      homepage = https://github.com/enkore/basiciw;
-      platforms = platforms.linux;
-      license = licenses.gpl2;
-    };
+  basiciw = callPackage ../development/python-modules/basiciw {
+    inherit (pkgs) gcc wirelesstools;
   };
 
   batinfo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/batinfo {};