diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e41ec9689d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paramiko/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{ pkgs
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, cryptography
+, bcrypt
+, pynacl
+, pyasn1
+, python
+, pytest
+, pytest-relaxed
+, mock
+, isPyPy
+, isPy33
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "paramiko";
+  version = "2.4.2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "a8975a7df3560c9f1e2b43dc54ebd40fd00a7017392ca5445ce7df409f900fcb";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest mock pytest-relaxed ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ bcrypt cryptography pynacl pyasn1 ];
+
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
+  # 2 sftp tests fail (skip for now)
+  checkPhase = ''
+    pytest tests --ignore=tests/test_sftp.py
+  '';
+
+  meta = with pkgs.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/";
+    description = "Native Python SSHv2 protocol library";
+    license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ aszlig ];
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      This is a library for making SSH2 connections (client or server).
+      Emphasis is on using SSH2 as an alternative to SSL for making secure
+      connections between python scripts. All major ciphers and hash methods
+      are supported. SFTP client and server mode are both supported too.
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c21b6321efad..6c3161b3f9f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -9112,43 +9112,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-  paramiko = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "paramiko";
-    version = "2.1.1";
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "0xdmamqgx2ymhdm46q8flpj4fncj4wv2dqxzz0bc2dh7mnkss7fm";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ cryptography pyasn1 ];
-
-    __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
-
-    # https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/issues/449
-    doCheck = !(isPyPy || isPy33);
-    checkPhase = ''
-      # test_util needs to resolve an hostname, thus failing when the fw blocks it
-      sed '/UtilTest/d' -i test.py
-
-      ${python}/bin/${python.executable} test.py --no-sftp --no-big-file
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage = "https://github.com/paramiko/paramiko/";
-      description = "Native Python SSHv2 protocol library";
-      license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ aszlig ];
-
-      longDescription = ''
-        This is a library for making SSH2 connections (client or server).
-        Emphasis is on using SSH2 as an alternative to SSL for making secure
-        connections between python scripts. All major ciphers and hash methods
-        are supported. SFTP client and server mode are both supported too.
-      '';
-    };
-  };
+  paramiko = callPackage ../development/python-modules/paramiko { };
 
   parameterized = callPackage ../development/python-modules/parameterized { };