diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyramid_beaker/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyramid_beaker/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..517f068edd9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyramid_beaker/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pytest, beaker, pyramid }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+  pname = "pyramid_beaker";
+  version = "0.8";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0hflx3qkcdml1mwpq53sz46s7jickpfn0zy0ns2c7j445j66bp3p";
+  };
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    # https://github.com/Pylons/pyramid_beaker/issues/29
+    py.test -k 'not test_includeme'
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [ pytest ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ beaker pyramid ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ea1a97ac2335..d7a965315f63 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -7971,23 +7971,7 @@ in {
 
   };
 
-
-  pyramid_beaker = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pyramid_beaker-0.8";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pyramid_beaker/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0hflx3qkcdml1mwpq53sz46s7jickpfn0zy0ns2c7j445j66bp3p";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ beaker pyramid ];
-
-    meta = {
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ domenkozar ];
-      platforms = platforms.all;
-    };
-  };
-
+  pyramid_beaker = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyramid_beaker { };
 
   pyramid_chameleon = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pyramid_chameleon-0.3";