diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybase/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybase/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..df27172d8d49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sybase/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchurl
+, isPy3k
+, freetds
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "python-sybase-${version}";
+  version = "0.40pre2";
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/python-sybase/files/python-sybase/${name}/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0pm88hyn18dy7ljam4mdx9qqgmgraf2zy2wl02g5vsjl4ncvq90j";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ freetds ];
+
+  SYBASE = freetds;
+  setupPyBuildFlags = [ "-DHAVE_FREETDS" "-UWANT_BULKCOPY" ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "The Sybase module provides a Python interface to the Sybase relational database system";
+    homepage    = http://python-sybase.sourceforge.net;
+    license     = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
+    platforms   = platforms.unix;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 02e2bc3a56cd..701170c3704e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -360,30 +360,7 @@ in {
 
   python-uinput = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-uinput {};
 
-  python-sybase = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "python-sybase-${version}";
-    version = "0.40pre2";
-    disabled = isPy3k;
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "https://sourceforge.net/projects/python-sybase/files/python-sybase/${name}/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0pm88hyn18dy7ljam4mdx9qqgmgraf2zy2wl02g5vsjl4ncvq90j";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkgs.freetds ];
-
-    SYBASE = pkgs.freetds;
-    setupPyBuildFlags = [ "-DHAVE_FREETDS" "-UWANT_BULKCOPY" ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "The Sybase module provides a Python interface to the Sybase relational database system";
-      homepage    = http://python-sybase.sourceforge.net;
-      license     = licenses.bsd3;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ veprbl ];
-      platforms   = platforms.unix;
-    };
-  };
-
+  python-sybase = callPackage ../development/python-modules/sybase {};
 
   alot = buildPythonPackage rec {
     rev = "0.5.1";