diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-shutil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-shutil/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6eb5f95217cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-shutil/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
+, pytest, cmdline, pytestcov, coverage, setuptools-git, mock, pathpy, execnet
+, contextlib2 }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pytest-shutil";
+  version = "1.2.8";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0gdzarg3l7d80lj0gh9bcsw9r12gmf306n4y2cb18y7kqfpcqjlj";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ cmdline pytest ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pytestcov coverage setuptools-git mock pathpy execnet contextlib2 ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test
+  '';
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A goodie-bag of unix shell and environment tools for py.test";
+    homepage = https://github.com/manahl/pytest-plugins;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ryansydnor ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 0b99b69b15d2..8f11440e789a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1952,27 +1952,7 @@ in {
 
   pytest-server-fixtures = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-server-fixtures { };
 
-  pytest-shutil = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pytest-shutil-${version}";
-    version = "1.2.8";
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pytest-shutil/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "924accaec3f3781416139e580386ab4f849cb8662bc1072405a81d3a5e56bf3d";
-    };
-    buildInputs = with self; [ cmdline pytest ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pytestcov coverage setuptools-git mock pathpy execnet contextlib2 ];
-    meta = {
-      description = "A goodie-bag of unix shell and environment tools for py.test";
-      homepage = https://github.com/manahl/pytest-plugins;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ ryansydnor ];
-      platforms   = platforms.all;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-    };
-
-    checkPhase = ''
-      py.test
-    '';
-  };
+  pytest-shutil = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pytest-shutil { };
 
   pytestcov = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pytest-cov-2.4.0";