diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9780b46fa5a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gipc/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPy3k
+, gevent
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "gipc";
+  version = "0.5.0";
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    extension = "zip";
+    sha256 = "08c35xzv7nr12d9xwlywlbyzzz2igy0yy6y52q2nrkmh5d4slbpc";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ gevent ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "gevent-cooperative child processes and IPC";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Usage of Python's multiprocessing package in a gevent-powered
+      application may raise problems and most likely breaks the application
+      in various subtle ways. gipc (pronunciation "gipsy") is developed with
+      the motivation to solve many of these issues transparently. With gipc,
+      multiprocessing. Process-based child processes can safely be created
+      anywhere within your gevent-powered application.
+    '';
+    homepage = http://gehrcke.de/gipc;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index fe9ab57c20fd..890ca2789a2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2380,31 +2380,7 @@ in {
 
   ghdiff = callPackage ../development/python-modules/ghdiff { };
 
-  gipc = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "gipc-0.5.0";
-    disabled = !isPy27;
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/g/gipc/${name}.zip";
-      sha256 = "08c35xzv7nr12d9xwlywlbyzzz2igy0yy6y52q2nrkmh5d4slbpc";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ gevent ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "gevent-cooperative child processes and IPC";
-      longDescription = ''
-        Usage of Python's multiprocessing package in a gevent-powered
-        application may raise problems and most likely breaks the application
-        in various subtle ways. gipc (pronunciation "gipsy") is developed with
-        the motivation to solve many of these issues transparently. With gipc,
-        multiprocessing. Process-based child processes can safely be created
-        anywhere within your gevent-powered application.
-      '';
-      homepage = http://gehrcke.de/gipc;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-    };
-  };
+  gipc = callPackage ../development/python-modules/gipc { };
 
   git-sweep = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "git-sweep-0.1.1";