diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cdbba1806735
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rdflib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isodate
+, html5lib
+, SPARQLWrapper
+, networkx
+, nose
+, python
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "rdflib";
+  version = "4.2.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0398c714znnhaa2x7v51b269hk20iz073knq2mvmqp2ma92z27fs";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [isodate html5lib SPARQLWrapper ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ networkx nose ];
+
+  # Python 2 syntax
+  # Failing doctest
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    ${python.interpreter} run_tests.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A Python library for working with RDF, a simple yet powerful language for representing information";
+    homepage = http://www.rdflib.net/;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ddf1edef32af..a09fa9a66e00 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -15440,24 +15440,7 @@ in {
   };
 
 
-  rdflib = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    name = "rdflib-4.2.2";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/r/rdflib/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0398c714znnhaa2x7v51b269hk20iz073knq2mvmqp2ma92z27fs";
-    };
-
-    # error: invalid command 'test'
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ isodate html5lib SPARQLWrapper ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A Python library for working with RDF, a simple yet powerful language for representing information";
-      homepage = http://www.rdflib.net/;
-    };
-  });
+  rdflib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/rdflib { };
 
   isodate = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "isodate-${version}";