diff --git a/esp8266/modules/neopixel.py b/esp8266/modules/neopixel.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b13424d7d8..0000000000
--- a/esp8266/modules/neopixel.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
-# NeoPixel driver for MicroPython on ESP8266
-# MIT license; Copyright (c) 2016 Damien P. George
-
-from esp import neopixel_write
-
-
-class NeoPixel:
-    ORDER = (1, 0, 2, 3)
-
-    def __init__(self, pin, n, bpp=3):
-        self.pin = pin
-        self.n = n
-        self.bpp = bpp
-        self.buf = bytearray(n * bpp)
-        self.pin.init(pin.OUT)
-
-    def __setitem__(self, index, val):
-        offset = index * self.bpp
-        for i in range(self.bpp):
-            self.buf[offset + self.ORDER[i]] = val[i]
-
-    def __getitem__(self, index):
-        offset = index * self.bpp
-        return tuple(self.buf[offset + self.ORDER[i]]
-                     for i in range(self.bpp))
-
-    def fill(self, color):
-        for i in range(self.n):
-            self[i] = color
-
-    def write(self):
-        neopixel_write(self.pin, self.buf, True)
diff --git a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
index 19f80fbb6b..5e9b1e0b64 100644
--- a/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/esp8266/mpconfigport.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t busio_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t bitbangio_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t time_module;
 extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t multiterminal_module;
+extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t neopixel_write_module;
 
 #define MICROPY_PORT_BUILTIN_MODULES \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_esp), (mp_obj_t)&esp_module }, \
@@ -191,6 +192,7 @@ extern const struct _mp_obj_module_t multiterminal_module;
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_random), (mp_obj_t)&random_module }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_time), (mp_obj_t)&time_module }, \
     { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_multiterminal), (mp_obj_t)&multiterminal_module }, \
+    { MP_OBJ_NEW_QSTR(MP_QSTR_neopixel_write),(mp_obj_t)&neopixel_write_module }, \
 
 #define MICROPY_PORT_BUILTIN_MODULE_WEAK_LINKS \
     { MP_ROM_QSTR(MP_QSTR_json), MP_ROM_PTR(&mp_module_ujson) }, \