diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sh/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sh/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..37388bf46900
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sh/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, coverage }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "sh";
+  version = "1.12.14";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1z2hx357xp3v4cv44xmqp7lli3frndqpyfmpbxf7n76h7s1zaaxm";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ coverage ];
+
+  # A test needs the HOME directory to be different from $TMPDIR.
+  preCheck = ''
+    HOME=$(mktemp -d)
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Python subprocess interface";
+    homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sh/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5c525d6b63c6..cab23eb80604 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6727,30 +6727,7 @@ in {
     };
   };
 
-
-  sh = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "sh";
-    version = "1.12.14";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version;
-      sha256 = "1z2hx357xp3v4cv44xmqp7lli3frndqpyfmpbxf7n76h7s1zaaxm";
-    };
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ coverage ];
-
-    # A test needs the HOME directory to be different from $TMPDIR.
-    preCheck = ''
-    HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-    '';
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Python subprocess interface";
-      homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/sh/;
-      license = licenses.mit;
-    };
-  };
-
+  sh = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sh { };
 
   sipsimple = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "sipsimple-${version}";