diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybluez/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybluez/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6ceca20fdd17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pybluez/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, pkgs
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "unstable-20160819";
+  pname = "pybluez";
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.bluez ];
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "karulis";
+    repo = "${pname}";
+    rev = "a0b226a61b166e170d48539778525b31e47a4731";
+    sha256 = "104dm5ngfhqisv1aszdlr3szcav2g3bhsgzmg4qfs09b3i5zj047";
+  };
+
+  # the tests do not pass
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Bluetooth Python extension module";
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ leenaars ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e2ff8f0df377..e30ec187eed5 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2068,29 +2068,7 @@ in {
 
   pyblake2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyblake2 { };
 
-  pybluez = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "unstable-20160819";
-    pname = "pybluez";
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pkgs.bluez ];
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchFromGitHub {
-      owner = "karulis";
-      repo = "${pname}";
-      rev = "a0b226a61b166e170d48539778525b31e47a4731";
-      sha256 = "104dm5ngfhqisv1aszdlr3szcav2g3bhsgzmg4qfs09b3i5zj047";
-    };
-
-    # the tests do not pass
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Bluetooth Python extension module";
-      license = licenses.gpl2;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ leenaars ];
-    };
-  };
+  pybluez = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pybluez { };
 
   pycares = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pycares-${version}";