diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/typogrify/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/typogrify/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..85323cc77e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/typogrify/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, isPyPy
+, django
+, smartypants
+, jinja2
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "typogrify";
+  version = "2.0.7";
+  disabled = isPyPy;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "8be4668cda434163ce229d87ca273a11922cb1614cb359970b7dc96eed13cb38";
+  };
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ django smartypants jinja2 ];
+
+  # Wants to set up Django
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Filters to enhance web typography, including support for Django & Jinja templates";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mintchaos/typogrify";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ garbas ];
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 5f8cec39e4f8..2c66822170ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -4437,23 +4437,7 @@ in {
 
   neovim_gui = callPackage ../development/python-modules/neovim_gui { };
 
-  typogrify = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "typogrify-2.0.7";
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/t/typogrify/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "8be4668cda434163ce229d87ca273a11922cb1614cb359970b7dc96eed13cb38";
-    };
-    disabled = isPyPy;
-    # Wants to set up Django
-    doCheck = false;
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ django smartypants jinja2 ];
-    meta = {
-      description = "Filters to enhance web typography, including support for Django & Jinja templates";
-      homepage = "https://github.com/mintchaos/typogrify";
-      license = licenses.bsd3;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ garbas ];
-    };
-  };
+  typogrify = callPackage ../development/python-modules/typogrify { };
 
   smartypants = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "1.8.6";