diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fusepy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fusepy/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..74ab0fc01a69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fusepy/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pkgs
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "fusepy";
+  version = "2.0.4";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0v5grm4zyf58hsplwsxfbihddw95lz9w8cy3rpzbyha287swgx8h";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.fuse ];
+
+  # No tests included
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace fuse.py --replace \
+      "find_library('fuse')" "'${pkgs.fuse}/lib/libfuse.so'"
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Simple ctypes bindings for FUSE";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Python module that provides a simple interface to FUSE and MacFUSE.
+      It's just one file and is implemented using ctypes.
+    '';
+    homepage = https://github.com/terencehonles/fusepy;
+    license = licenses.isc;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 775f7f3dfd9d..98bc670498a4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2337,35 +2337,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  fusepy = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "fusepy-2.0.4";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/f/fusepy/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0v5grm4zyf58hsplwsxfbihddw95lz9w8cy3rpzbyha287swgx8h";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.fuse ];
-
-    # No tests included
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    patchPhase = ''
-      substituteInPlace fuse.py --replace \
-        "find_library('fuse')" "'${pkgs.fuse}/lib/libfuse.so'"
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Simple ctypes bindings for FUSE";
-      longDescription = ''
-        Python module that provides a simple interface to FUSE and MacFUSE.
-        It's just one file and is implemented using ctypes.
-      '';
-      homepage = https://github.com/terencehonles/fusepy;
-      license = licenses.isc;
-      platforms = platforms.unix;
-    };
-  };
+  fusepy = callPackage ../development/python-modules/fusepy { };
 
   future = callPackage ../development/python-modules/future { };
   future15 = self.future.overridePythonAttrs (old: rec {