diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/odo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/odo/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..73b3f0be1503
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/odo/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pytest
+, datashape
+, numpy
+, pandas
+, toolz
+, multipledispatch
+, networkx
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "odo";
+  version= "0.5.0";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1mh5k69d9ph9jd07jl9yqh78rbnh5cjspi1q530v3ml7ivjzz4p8";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ datashape numpy pandas toolz multipledispatch networkx ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test odo/tests
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = https://github.com/ContinuumIO/odo;
+    description = "Data migration utilities";
+    license = lib.licenses.bsdOriginal;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ fridh ];
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 89cb098e9a56..39234f5b969b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -13453,29 +13453,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  odo = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "odo-${version}";
-    version= "0.5.0";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/o/odo/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1mh5k69d9ph9jd07jl9yqh78rbnh5cjspi1q530v3ml7ivjzz4p8";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ pytest ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ datashape numpy pandas toolz multipledispatch networkx ];
-
-    checkPhase = ''
-      py.test odo/tests
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage = https://github.com/ContinuumIO/odo;
-      description = "Data migration utilities";
-      license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ fridh ];
-    };
-  };
+  odo = callPackage ../development/python-modules/odo { };
 
   offtrac = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "offtrac-0.1.0";