diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/paver/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paver/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..acdb68c0281d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paver/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, nose
+, cogapp
+, mock
+, virtualenv
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "1.2.2";
+  pname   = "Paver";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0lix9d33ndb3yk56sm1zlj80fbmxp0w60yk0d9pr2xqxiwi88sqy";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cogapp mock virtualenv ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ nose ];
+
+  # the tests do not pass
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A Python-based build/distribution/deployment scripting tool";
+    homepage    = https://github.com/paver/paver;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
+    platforms   = platforms.unix;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 099797867f53..9c17bb27b319 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2017,29 +2017,7 @@ in {
 
   pathtools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pathtools { };
 
-  paver = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "1.2.2";
-    name    = "Paver-${version}";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url    = "mirror://pypi/P/Paver/Paver-${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0lix9d33ndb3yk56sm1zlj80fbmxp0w60yk0d9pr2xqxiwi88sqy";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ cogapp mock virtualenv ];
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ nose ];
-
-    # the tests do not pass
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A Python-based build/distribution/deployment scripting tool";
-      homepage    = https://github.com/paver/paver;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ lovek323 ];
-      platforms   = platforms.unix;
-    };
-  };
+  paver = callPackage ../development/python-modules/paver { };
 
   passlib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/passlib { };