diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/neurotools/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/neurotools/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b117d7a79a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/neurotools/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, isPy3k
+, scipy, numpy, matplotlib, tables, pyaml, urllib3, rpy2, mpi4py }:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "NeuroTools";
+  version = "0.3.1";
+  disabled = isPy3k;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "0ly6qa87l3afhksab06vp1iimlbm1kdnsw98mxcnpzz9q07l4nd4";
+  };
+
+  # Tests are not automatically run
+  # Many tests fail (using py.test), and some need R
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    scipy
+    numpy
+    matplotlib
+    tables
+    pyaml
+    urllib3
+    rpy2
+    mpi4py
+  ];
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "Collection of tools to support analysis of neural activity";
+    homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/NeuroTools;
+    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ nico202 ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1b7ff1d23fb3..430bf0792139 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -2063,39 +2063,7 @@ in {
 
   howdoi = callPackage ../development/python-modules/howdoi {};
 
-  neurotools = buildPythonPackage (rec {
-    name = "NeuroTools-${version}";
-    version = "0.3.1";
-
-    src = pkgs.fetchurl {
-      url = "mirror://pypi/N/NeuroTools/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0ly6qa87l3afhksab06vp1iimlbm1kdnsw98mxcnpzz9q07l4nd4";
-    };
-
-    disabled = isPy3k;
-
-    # Tests are not automatically run
-    # Many tests fail (using py.test), and some need R
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [
-      scipy
-      numpy
-      matplotlib
-      tables
-      pyaml
-      urllib3
-      rpy2
-      mpi4py
-    ];
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "Collection of tools to support analysis of neural activity";
-      homepage = https://pypi.python.org/pypi/NeuroTools;
-      license = licenses.gpl2;
-      maintainers = with maintainers; [ nico202 ];
-    };
-  });
+  neurotools = callPackage ../development/python-modules/neurotools {};
 
   jdatetime = buildPythonPackage (rec {
     name = "jdatetime-${version}";