diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyplatec/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyplatec/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a17c650e0f0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyplatec/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "PyPlatec";
+  version = "1.4.0";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0kqx33flcrrlipccmqs78d14pj5749bp85b6k5fgaq2c7yzz02jg";
+  };
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Library to simulate plate tectonics with Python bindings";
+    homepage    = https://github.com/Mindwerks/plate-tectonics;
+    license     = licenses.lgpl3;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 15c23f6acb90..9a6d26356d70 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -3459,21 +3459,7 @@ in {
 
   pypcap = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pypcap {};
 
-  pyplatec = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "PyPlatec-${version}";
-    version = "1.4.0";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/P/PyPlatec/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0kqx33flcrrlipccmqs78d14pj5749bp85b6k5fgaq2c7yzz02jg";
-    };
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Library to simulate plate tectonics with Python bindings";
-      homepage    = https://github.com/Mindwerks/plate-tectonics;
-      license     = licenses.lgpl3;
-    };
-  };
+  pyplatec = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pyplatec { };
 
   purepng = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "purepng-${version}";