diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mapsplotlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mapsplotlib/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..861f3069bb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mapsplotlib/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, isPy3k
+, fetchPypi
+, matplotlib
+, scipy
+, pandas
+, requests
+, pillow
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "mapsplotlib";
+  version = "1.0.6";
+
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "09gpws3x0jd88n636baxx5izjffrpjy4j6jl8l7vj29yzvrdr2bp";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ matplotlib scipy pandas requests pillow ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Custom Python plots on a Google Maps background";
+    homepage = https://github.com/tcassou/mapsplotlib;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.rob ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 94bdcf014a8d..95314d94d356 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5807,25 +5807,7 @@ in {
 
   manuel = callPackage ../development/python-modules/manuel { };
 
-  mapsplotlib = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "mapsplotlib-${version}";
-    version = "1.0.6";
-
-    disabled = isPy3k;
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/m/mapsplotlib/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "09gpws3x0jd88n636baxx5izjffrpjy4j6jl8l7vj29yzvrdr2bp";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ matplotlib scipy pandas requests pillow ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Custom Python plots on a Google Maps background";
-      homepage = https://github.com/tcassou/mapsplotlib;
-      maintainers = [ maintainers.rob ];
-    };
-  };
+  mapsplotlib = callPackage ../development/python-modules/mapsplotlib { };
 
   markdown = callPackage ../development/python-modules/markdown { };