diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/channels/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/channels/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7466d242c75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/channels/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchurl,
+  asgiref, django, daphne
+}:
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "channels-${version}";
+  version = "1.0.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://pypi/c/channels/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "1bwlqnfc27p1qnjmdl8jnr941gpl8ggnxxfy8anh9qgmg20q9pfd";
+  };
+
+  # Files are missing in the distribution
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ asgiref django daphne ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Brings event-driven capabilities to Django with a channel system";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    homepage = https://github.com/django/channels;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 224aae7b574a..659da2c66f58 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2391,26 +2391,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  channels = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "channels-${version}";
-    version = "1.0.2";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/c/channels/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0d8fywg416p851i8vz26pmz8b47akg5z10yw7xc7i51cpmp7y5zj";
-    };
-
-    # Files are missing in the distribution
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self ; [ asgiref django daphne ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Brings event-driven capabilities to Django with a channel system";
-      license = licenses.bsd3;
-      homepage = https://github.com/django/channels;
-    };
-  };
+  channels = callPackage ../development/python-modules/channels {};
 
   circus = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "circus-0.11.1";