diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/subdownloader/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/subdownloader/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24b082123b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/subdownloader/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchurl
+, mmpython
+, pyqt4
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "2.0.18";
+  pname = "subdownloader";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://launchpad.net/subdownloader/trunk/2.0.18/+download/subdownloader_2.0.18.orig.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0manlfdpb585niw23ibb8n21mindd1bazp0pnxvmdjrp2mnw97ig";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ mmpython pyqt4 ];
+
+  setup = ''
+    import os
+    import sys
+
+    try:
+        if os.environ.get("NO_SETUPTOOLS"):
+            raise ImportError()
+        from setuptools import setup, Extension
+        SETUPTOOLS = True
+    except ImportError:
+        SETUPTOOLS = False
+        # Use distutils.core as a fallback.
+        # We won t be able to build the Wheel file on Windows.
+        from distutils.core import setup, Extension
+
+    with open("README") as fp:
+        long_description = fp.read()
+
+    requirements = [ ]
+
+    install_options = {
+        "name": "subdownloader",
+        "version": "2.0.18",
+        "description": "Tool for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles using fast hashing",
+        "long_description": long_description,
+        "url": "http://www.subdownloader.net",
+
+        "scripts": ["run.py"],
+        "packages": ["cli", "FileManagement", "gui", "languages", "modules"],
+
+    }
+    if SETUPTOOLS:
+        install_options["install_requires"] = requirements
+
+    setup(**install_options)
+  '';
+
+  postUnpack = ''
+    echo '${setup}' > $sourceRoot/setup.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Tool for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles using fast hashing";
+    homepage = http://www.subdownloader.net;
+    license = licenses.gpl3;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 20b0d1ddaf0..f6fc2a23b1d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3916,65 +3916,7 @@ in {
 
   stompclient = callPackage ../development/python-modules/stompclient { };
 
-  subdownloader = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "2.0.18";
-    name = "subdownloader-${version}";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "https://launchpad.net/subdownloader/trunk/2.0.18/+download/subdownloader_2.0.18.orig.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0manlfdpb585niw23ibb8n21mindd1bazp0pnxvmdjrp2mnw97ig";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ mmpython pyqt4 ];
-
-    setup = ''
-      import os
-      import sys
-
-      try:
-          if os.environ.get("NO_SETUPTOOLS"):
-              raise ImportError()
-          from setuptools import setup, Extension
-          SETUPTOOLS = True
-      except ImportError:
-          SETUPTOOLS = False
-          # Use distutils.core as a fallback.
-          # We won t be able to build the Wheel file on Windows.
-          from distutils.core import setup, Extension
-
-      with open("README") as fp:
-          long_description = fp.read()
-
-      requirements = [ ]
-
-      install_options = {
-          "name": "subdownloader",
-          "version": "2.0.18",
-          "description": "Tool for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles using fast hashing",
-          "long_description": long_description,
-          "url": "http://www.subdownloader.net",
-
-          "scripts": ["run.py"],
-          "packages": ["cli", "FileManagement", "gui", "languages", "modules"],
-
-      }
-      if SETUPTOOLS:
-          install_options["install_requires"] = requirements
-
-      setup(**install_options)
-    '';
-
-    postUnpack = ''
-      echo '${setup}' > $sourceRoot/setup.py
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Tool for automatic download/upload subtitles for videofiles using fast hashing";
-      homepage = http://www.subdownloader.net;
-      license = licenses.gpl3;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
-    };
-  };
+  subdownloader = callPackage ../development/python-modules/subdownloader { };
 
   subunit = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = pkgs.subunit.name;