diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xstatic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xstatic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..02931215b8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xstatic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, lib
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "XStatic";
+  version = "1.0.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit version pname;
+    sha256 = "09npcsyf1ccygjs0qc8kdsv4qqy8gm1m6iv63g9y1fgbcry3vj8f";
+  };
+
+  # no tests implemented
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with lib;{
+    homepage = https://bitbucket.org/thomaswaldmann/xstatic;
+    description = "Base packaged static files for python";
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ makefu ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 000a6cd58e0..18639676daa 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -20450,21 +20450,6 @@ EOF
     };
   };
 
-  xstatic = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "XStatic-${version}";
-    version = "1.0.1";
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/X/XStatic/XStatic-${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "09npcsyf1ccygjs0qc8kdsv4qqy8gm1m6iv63g9y1fgbcry3vj8f";
-    };
-    meta = {
-      homepage = https://bitbucket.org/thomaswaldmann/xstatic;
-      description = "Base packaged static files for python";
-      license = licenses.mit;
-      maintainers = [ maintainers.makefu ];
-    };
-  };
-
   xlsx2csv = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "xlsx2csv-${version}";
     version = "0.7.2";
@@ -20482,6 +20467,8 @@ EOF
 
   xmpppy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/xmpppy {};
 
+  xstatic = callPackage ../development/python-modules/xstatic {};
+
   xstatic-bootbox = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "XStatic-Bootbox-${version}";
     version = "4.3.0.1";