diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac91fe51d899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/feedparser/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "feedparser";
+  version = "5.2.1";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "1ycva69bqssalhqg45rbrfipz3l6hmycszy26k0351fhq990c0xx";
+  };
+
+  # lots of networking failures
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/;
+    description = "Universal feed parser";
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index fefd8d0bd3f0..150b9a65d5f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2372,24 +2372,7 @@ in {
     inherit (pkgs) glibcLocales;
   };
 
-  feedparser = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    name = "feedparser-5.2.1";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/f/feedparser/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "1ycva69bqssalhqg45rbrfipz3l6hmycszy26k0351fhq990c0xx";
-    };
-
-    # lots of networking failures
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage = http://code.google.com/p/feedparser/;
-      description = "Universal feed parser";
-      license = licenses.bsd2;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
-    };
-  });
+  feedparser = callPackage ../development/python-modules/feedparser { };
 
   pyfribidi = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.11.0";