diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/entrypoints/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/entrypoints/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d812fd55a88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/entrypoints/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, configparser
+, pytest
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "entrypoints";
+  version = "0.2.3";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}";
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    inherit pname version;
+    sha256 = "d2d587dde06f99545fb13a383d2cd336a8ff1f359c5839ce3a64c917d10c029f";
+  };
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytest];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ configparser ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    py.test tests
+  '';
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Discover and load entry points from installed packages";
+    homepage = https://github.com/takluyver/entrypoints;
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+  };
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index f14cf82dc68..17560e316c6 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -5330,19 +5330,7 @@ in {
     };
   });
 
-  entrypoints = buildPythonPackage rec {
-    pname = "entrypoints";
-    version = "0.2.2";
-    name = "${pname}-${version}";
-    format = "wheel";
-
-    src = fetchPypi {
-      inherit pname version format;
-      sha256 = "0a0685962ee5ac303f470acbb659f0f97aef5b9deb6b85d059691c706ef6e45e";
-    };
-
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ configparser ];
-  };
+  entrypoints = callPackage ../development/python-modules/entrypoints { };
 
   enzyme = callPackage ../development/python-modules/enzyme {};