diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/diceware/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/diceware/default.nix
index d719dd738ca2..ed6c77c6abc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/diceware/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/diceware/default.nix
@@ -1,32 +1,49 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
-, pytest-runner
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
 , setuptools
-, coverage, pytest
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "diceware";
   version = "0.10";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-srTMm1n1aNLvUb/fn34a+UHSX7j1wl8XAZHburzpZWk=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pytest-runner ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ setuptools ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ coverage pytest ];
-
-  # see https://github.com/ulif/diceware/commit/a7d844df76cd4b95a717f21ef5aa6167477b6733
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test -m 'not packaging'
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace "'pytest_runner'," ""
   '';
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    # see https://github.com/ulif/diceware/commit/a7d844df76cd4b95a717f21ef5aa6167477b6733
+    "-m 'not packaging'"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "diceware"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Generates passphrases by concatenating words randomly picked from wordlists";
     homepage = "https://github.com/ulif/diceware";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/ulif/diceware/blob/v${version}/CHANGES.rst";
     license = licenses.gpl3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ asymmetric ];
   };