diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyramid/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyramid/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..060b6b77f87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyramid/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, docutils
+, virtualenv
+, webtest
+, zope_component
+, hupper
+, PasteDeploy
+, plaster
+, plaster-pastedeploy
+, repoze_lru
+, repoze_sphinx_autointerface
+, translationstring
+, venusian
+, webob
+, zope_deprecation
+, zope_interface
+, isPy35
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pyramid";
+  version = "1.9.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0dhbzc4q0vsnv3aihy728aczg56xs6h9s1rmvr096q4lb6yln3w4";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ docutils virtualenv webtest zope_component ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ hupper PasteDeploy plaster plaster-pastedeploy repoze_lru repoze_sphinx_autointerface translationstring venusian webob zope_deprecation zope_interface ];
+
+  # Failing tests
+  # https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/issues/1899
+  doCheck = !isPy35;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "The Pyramid Web Framework, a Pylons project";
+    homepage = https://trypyramid.com/;
+    license = licenses.bsd0;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ garbas domenkozar ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f39a9e44087..afb768e33fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2101,47 +2101,7 @@ in {
 
   pythonix = toPythonModule (callPackage ../development/python-modules/pythonix { });
 
-  pyramid = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "pyramid";
-    version = "1.9.1";
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "0dhbzc4q0vsnv3aihy728aczg56xs6h9s1rmvr096q4lb6yln3w4";
-    };
-
-    checkInputs = with self; [
-      docutils
-      virtualenv
-      webtest
-      zope_component
-    ];
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [
-      hupper
-      PasteDeploy
-      plaster
-      plaster-pastedeploy
-      repoze_lru
-      repoze_sphinx_autointerface
-      translationstring
-      venusian
-      webob
-      zope_deprecation
-      zope_interface
-    ];
-
-    meta = {
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ garbas domenkozar ];
-      platforms = platforms.all;
-    };
-
-    # Failing tests
-    # https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid/issues/1899
-    doCheck = !isPy35;
-
-  };
+  pyramid = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyramid { };
 
   pyramid_beaker = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyramid_beaker { };