diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 29913ff47bc0..b6c5058a8746 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2106,8 +2106,6 @@ in {
 
   dnspython = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dnspython { };
 
-  dnspython_1 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dnspython/1.nix { };
-
   dns = self.dnspython; # Alias for compatibility, 2017-12-10
 
   doc8 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/doc8 { };
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
index bc37fd28db08..06cdba5eaee4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python2-packages.nix
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ with self; with super; {
 
   django_evolution = callPackage ../development/python-modules/django_evolution { };
 
-  dnspython = super.dnspython_1;
+  dnspython = callPackage ../development/python-modules/dnspython/1.nix { };
 
   docker-py = disabled super.docker-py;