diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyperf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyperf/default.nix
index 3a0f1a53ffd6..ac4ebc74d8bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyperf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyperf/default.nix
@@ -1,38 +1,41 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, six
-, statistics
+, fetchpatch
 , pythonOlder
-, nose
 , psutil
-, contextlib2
-, mock
-, unittest2
-, isPy27
-, python
+, unittestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyperf";
-  version = "2.4.1";
+  version = "2.5.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-OM9ekMVvkGqDIM6CpQv6kskCuTr/1y5NyBWAEV81WFM=";
+    hash = "sha256-n9m+W1ciTmi1pbiPcSbxW2yGZ1c/YqCjn68U1v3ROQk=";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ nose psutil ] ++
-    lib.optionals isPy27 [ contextlib2 mock unittest2 ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six ] ++
-    lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.4") [ statistics ];
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-pythonpath-in-tests.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/psf/pyperf/commit/d373c5e56c0257d2d7abd705b676bea25cf66566.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-2q1fTf+uU3qj3BG8P5otX4f7mSTnQxm4sfmmgIUuszA=";
+    })
+  ];
 
-  # tests not included in pypi repository
-  doCheck = false;
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    psutil
+  ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} -m nose
-  '';
+  checkInputs = [
+    unittestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  unittestFlagsArray = [ "-s" "pyperf/tests/" "-v" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python module to generate and modify perf";