diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/speaklater/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/speaklater/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..5de86d9e14c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/speaklater/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "speaklater";
+  version = "1.3";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1ab5dbfzzgz6cnz4xlwx79gz83id4bhiw67k1cgqrlzfs0va7zjr";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Implements a lazy string for python useful for use with gettext";
+    homepage = https://github.com/mitsuhiko/speaklater;
+    license = licenses.bsd0;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ matejc ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 7bac1c7912da..386e45d6c62e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4336,21 +4336,7 @@ in {
 
   flaskbabel = callPackage ../development/python-modules/flaskbabel { };
 
-  speaklater = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "speaklater-1.3";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/s/speaklater/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1ab5dbfzzgz6cnz4xlwx79gz83id4bhiw67k1cgqrlzfs0va7zjr";
-    };
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Implements a lazy string for python useful for use with gettext";
-      homepage = https://github.com/mitsuhiko/speaklater;
-      license = "bsd";
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ matejc ];
-    };
-  };
+  speaklater = callPackage ../development/python-modules/speaklater { };
 
   speedtest-cli = callPackage ../development/python-modules/speedtest-cli { };