diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-raises/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-raises/default.nix
index 68c23064afe9..1b7beb74c594 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-raises/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-raises/default.nix
@@ -1,25 +1,44 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, pytest
 , pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pytest-raises";
   version = "0.11";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Lemmons";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0gbb4kml2qv7flp66i73mgb4qihdaybb6c96b5dw3mhydhymcsy2";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-wmtWPWwe1sFbWSYxs5ZXDUZM1qvjRGMudWdjQeskaz0=";
   };
 
+  buildInputs = [
+    pytest
+  ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pytest_raises" ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "pytest_raises"
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Failed: nomatch: '*::test_pytest_mark_raises_unexpected_exception FAILED*'
+    # https://github.com/Lemmons/pytest-raises/issues/30
+    "test_pytest_mark_raises_unexpected_exception"
+    "test_pytest_mark_raises_unexpected_match"
+    "test_pytest_mark_raises_parametrize"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An implementation of pytest.raises as a pytest.mark fixture";