diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/traceback2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/traceback2/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe15285f0653
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/traceback2/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pbr
+, linecache2
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  version = "1.4.0";
+  pname = "traceback2";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0c1h3jas1jp1fdbn9z2mrgn3jj0hw1x3yhnkxp7jw34q15xcdb05";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ pbr linecache2 ];
+
+  # circular dependencies for tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A backport of traceback to older supported Pythons";
+    homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/traceback2/;
+    license = licenses.psfl;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5b4a41c059ea..5cafa6ed0c09 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4053,24 +4053,7 @@ in {
 
   uritools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/uritools { };
 
-  traceback2 = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    version = "1.4.0";
-    name = "traceback2-${version}";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/t/traceback2/traceback2-${version}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0c1h3jas1jp1fdbn9z2mrgn3jj0hw1x3yhnkxp7jw34q15xcdb05";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pbr linecache2 ];
-    # circular dependencies for tests
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A backport of traceback to older supported Pythons";
-      homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/traceback2/;
-    };
-  };
+  traceback2 = callPackage ../development/python-modules/traceback2 { };
 
   linecache2 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "linecache2-${version}";