diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysqlite/builder.sh b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysqlite/builder.sh
deleted file mode 100644
index 6263ca93d65b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysqlite/builder.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-source $stdenv/setup
-
-configurePhase() {
-	substituteInPlace "setup.cfg" \
-		--replace "/usr/local/include" "$sqlite/include" \
-		--replace "/usr/local/lib" "$sqlite/lib"
-	cp setup.cfg /tmp
-}
-
-buildPhase() {
-	python setup.py build
-}
-
-installPhase() {
-	python setup.py install --prefix=$out
-
-	ensureDir "$out/doc"
-	mv -v "$out/pysqlite2-doc" "$out/doc/$name"
-}
-
-genericBuild
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysqlite/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysqlite/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index a9fb43dff97c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysqlite/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,46 +0,0 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, python, sqlite}:
-
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "pysqlite-2.5.5";
-
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://oss.itsystementwicklung.de/download/pysqlite/2.5/2.5.5/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0kylyjzxc4kd0z3xsvs0i63163kphfh0xcc4f0d0wyck93safz7g";
-  };
-
-  builder = ./builder.sh;
-
-  buildInputs = [ python sqlite ];
-
-  inherit stdenv sqlite;
-
-  meta = {
-    homepage = http://pysqlite.org/;
-
-    description = "Python bindings for the SQLite embedded relational database engine";
-
-    longDescription = ''
-      pysqlite is a DB-API 2.0-compliant database interface for SQLite.
-
-      SQLite is a relational database management system contained in
-      a relatively small C library.  It is a public domain project
-      created by D. Richard Hipp.  Unlike the usual client-server
-      paradigm, the SQLite engine is not a standalone process with
-      which the program communicates, but is linked in and thus
-      becomes an integral part of the program.  The library
-      implements most of SQL-92 standard, including transactions,
-      triggers and most of complex queries.
-
-      pysqlite makes this powerful embedded SQL engine available to
-      Python programmers.  It stays compatible with the Python
-      database API specification 2.0 as much as possible, but also
-      exposes most of SQLite's native API, so that it is for example
-      possible to create user-defined SQL functions and aggregates
-      in Python.
-    '';
-
-    license = "revised BSD";
-
-    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 8c6e547049a5..8101ed53c649 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ let
   nmap = import ../tools/security/nmap {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv libpcap pkgconfig openssl
       python pygtk makeWrapper pygobject pycairo
-      pysqlite;
+      pythonPackages.pysqlite;
     inherit (xlibs) libX11;
     inherit (gtkLibs) gtk;
   };
@@ -4440,10 +4440,6 @@ let
     inherit python openssl;
   };
 
-  pysqlite = import ../development/python-modules/pysqlite {
-    inherit stdenv fetchurl python sqlite;
-  };
-
   pythonSip = builderDefsPackage (selectVersion ../development/python-modules/python-sip "4.7.4") {
     inherit python;
   };
@@ -7966,7 +7962,7 @@ let
 
   trac = import ../misc/trac {
     inherit stdenv fetchurl python clearsilver makeWrapper
-      sqlite subversion pysqlite;
+      sqlite subversion pythonPackages.pysqlite;
   };
 
    vice = import ../misc/emulators/vice {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index a8d42f59c650..8d8cb3dcbc09 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -139,6 +139,59 @@ rec {
     };
   });
 
+  pysqlite = buildPythonPackage (rec {
+    name = "pysqlite-2.5.5";
+
+    src = fetchurl {
+      url = "http://oss.itsystementwicklung.de/download/pysqlite/2.5/2.5.5/${name}.tar.gz";
+      sha256 = "0kylyjzxc4kd0z3xsvs0i63163kphfh0xcc4f0d0wyck93safz7g";
+    };
+
+    # Since the `.egg' file is zipped, the `NEEDED' of the `.so' files
+    # it contains is not taken into account.  Thus, we must explicitly make
+    # it a propagated input.
+    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.sqlite ];
+
+    patchPhase = ''
+      substituteInPlace "setup.cfg"                                     \
+              --replace "/usr/local/include" "${pkgs.sqlite}/include"   \
+              --replace "/usr/local/lib" "${pkgs.sqlite}/lib"
+    '';
+
+    # FIXME: How do we run the tests?
+    doCheck = false;
+
+    meta = {
+      homepage = http://pysqlite.org/;
+
+      description = "Python bindings for the SQLite embedded relational database engine";
+
+      longDescription = ''
+        pysqlite is a DB-API 2.0-compliant database interface for SQLite.
+
+        SQLite is a relational database management system contained in
+        a relatively small C library.  It is a public domain project
+        created by D. Richard Hipp.  Unlike the usual client-server
+        paradigm, the SQLite engine is not a standalone process with
+        which the program communicates, but is linked in and thus
+        becomes an integral part of the program.  The library
+        implements most of SQL-92 standard, including transactions,
+        triggers and most of complex queries.
+
+        pysqlite makes this powerful embedded SQL engine available to
+        Python programmers.  It stays compatible with the Python
+        database API specification 2.0 as much as possible, but also
+        exposes most of SQLite's native API, so that it is for example
+        possible to create user-defined SQL functions and aggregates
+        in Python.
+      '';
+
+      license = "revised BSD";
+
+      maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
+    };
+  });
+
   pyutil = buildPythonPackage (rec {
     name = "pyutil-1.3.30";