diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..41c932ed1117
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/magic/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+{ stdenv
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pkgs
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  name = "${pkgs.file.name}";
+
+  src = pkgs.file.src;
+
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace python/magic.py --replace "find_library('magic')" "'${pkgs.file}/lib/libmagic${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}'"
+  '';
+
+  buildInputs = [ pkgs.file ];
+
+  preConfigure = "cd python";
+
+  # No test suite
+  doCheck = false;
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A Python wrapper around libmagic";
+    homepage = http://www.darwinsys.com/file/;
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
+  };
+
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index c259ed984c55..85082f28490e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5771,27 +5771,7 @@ in {
 
   python_magic = callPackage ../development/python-modules/python-magic { };
 
-  magic = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    name = "${pkgs.file.name}";
-
-    src = pkgs.file.src;
-
-    patchPhase = ''
-      substituteInPlace python/magic.py --replace "find_library('magic')" "'${pkgs.file}/lib/libmagic${stdenv.hostPlatform.extensions.sharedLibrary}'"
-    '';
-
-    buildInputs = with self; [ pkgs.file ];
-
-    preConfigure = "cd python";
-
-    # No test suite
-    doCheck = false;
-
-    meta = {
-      description = "A Python wrapper around libmagic";
-      homepage = http://www.darwinsys.com/file/;
-    };
-  };
+  magic = callPackage ../development/python-modules/magic { };
 
   m2crypto = buildPythonPackage rec {
     version = "0.24.0";