diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/python.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunbound/default.nix
similarity index 92%
rename from pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/python.nix
rename to pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunbound/default.nix
index 94f2374d904d..a5d33cbfa440 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/unbound/python.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyunbound/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, unbound, openssl, expat, libevent, swig, pythonPackages }:
+{ lib, buildPythonPackage, unbound, openssl, expat, libevent, swig, python, stdenv }:
 
-let
-  inherit (pythonPackages) python;
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyunbound";
   inherit (unbound) version src;
+  pyproject = false; # Built with configure script
+
   patches = unbound.patches or null;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ swig ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index cec492852b2a..85ff6f7116b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12754,7 +12754,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
     inherit (pkgs) udev;
   };
 
-  pyunbound = toPythonModule (callPackage ../tools/networking/unbound/python.nix { });
+  pyunbound = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyunbound { };
 
   pyunifi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyunifi { };