diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix
index 790aaec3ce3d..5e0733b6256e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/xmltodict/default.nix
@@ -1,28 +1,27 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, coverage
-, nose
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "xmltodict";
   version = "0.12.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "50d8c638ed7ecb88d90561beedbf720c9b4e851a9fa6c47ebd64e99d166d8a21";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ coverage nose ];
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    nosetests
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Makes working with XML feel like you are working with JSON";
     homepage = "https://github.com/martinblech/xmltodict";
-    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    license = licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }