diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/fetchpypi.nix b/pkgs/build-support/fetchpypi/default.nix
similarity index 100%
rename from pkgs/development/interpreters/python/fetchpypi.nix
rename to pkgs/build-support/fetchpypi/default.nix
diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
index 92b0a456b077..d5b02223fd6c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/python/python-packages-base.nix
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ let
   # See build-setupcfg/default.nix for documentation.
   buildSetupcfg = import ../../../build-support/build-setupcfg self;
 
-  fetchPypi = callPackage ./fetchpypi.nix { };
-
   # Check whether a derivation provides a Python module.
   hasPythonModule = drv: drv?pythonModule && drv.pythonModule == python;
 
@@ -89,7 +87,7 @@ in {
   inherit lib pkgs stdenv;
   inherit (python.passthru) isPy27 isPy37 isPy38 isPy39 isPy310 isPy311 isPy3k isPyPy pythonAtLeast pythonOlder;
   inherit buildPythonPackage buildPythonApplication;
-  inherit fetchPypi;
+  inherit (pkgs) fetchPypi;
   inherit hasPythonModule requiredPythonModules makePythonPath disabled disabledIf;
   inherit toPythonModule toPythonApplication;
   inherit buildSetupcfg;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2a5d3d46f7f1..e072453f0c9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fetchgx = callPackage ../build-support/fetchgx { };
 
+  fetchPypi = callPackage ../build-support/fetchpypi { };
+
   resolveMirrorURLs = {url}: fetchurl {
     showURLs = true;
     inherit url;