diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dicttoxml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dicttoxml/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7d30aad69c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dicttoxml/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "dicttoxml";
+  version = "1.7.4";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "ea44cc4ec6c0f85098c57a431a1ee891b3549347b07b7414c8a24611ecf37e45";
+  };
+
+  # No tests in archive
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Converts a Python dictionary or other native data type into a valid XML string";
+    homepage = https://github.com/quandyfactory/dicttoxml;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5f31c45848a..78e104951d6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -20370,21 +20370,7 @@ EOF
     };
   };
 
-  dicttoxml = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "dicttoxml-1.6.4";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/d/dicttoxml/dicttoxml-1.6.4.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "5f29e95fec56680823dc41911c04c2af08727ee53c1b60e83c489212bab71161";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [  ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Summary";
-      homepage = https://github.com/quandyfactory/dicttoxml;
-    };
-  };
+  dicttoxml = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dicttoxml { };
 
   markdown2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/markdown2 { };