diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylast/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylast/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa0d1d5f575d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pylast/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, certifi, six }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "pylast";
+  version = "1.8.0";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "85f8dd96aef0ccba5f80379c3d7bc1fabd72f59aebab040daf40a8b72268f9bd";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ certifi six ];
+
+  # tests require last.fm credentials
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "https://github.com/pylast/pylast";
+    description = "A python interface to last.fm (and compatibles)";
+    license = licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ rvolosatovs ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e17a99a059a6..906f9b6b3919 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12926,24 +12926,7 @@ in {
 
   kitchen = callPackage ../development/python-modules/kitchen/default.nix { };
 
-  pylast = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "pylast-${version}";
-    version = "0.5.11";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/p/pylast/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "bf35820be35447d55564d36072d40b09ac8a7fd41a6f1a7a9d408f4d0eaefac4";
-    };
-
-    # error: invalid command 'test'
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      homepage = http://code.google.com/p/pylast/;
-      description = "A python interface to last.fm (and compatibles)";
-      license = licenses.asl20;
-    };
-  };
+  pylast = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pylast/default.nix { };
 
   pylru = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pylru-${version}";