diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwparserfromhell/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwparserfromhell/default.nix
index ea4019b2afeb..453ff24ef7bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwparserfromhell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/mwparserfromhell/default.nix
@@ -2,26 +2,38 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , pytestCheckHook
-, pytest-runner
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mwparserfromhell";
   version = "0.6.4";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-kr7JUorjTScok8yvK1J9+FwxT/KM+7MFY0BGewldg0w=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace setup.py \
+      --replace '"pytest-runner"' ""
+  '';
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
-    pytest-runner
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "mwparserfromhell"
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "MWParserFromHell is a parser for MediaWiki wikicode";
-    homepage = "https://mwparserfromhell.readthedocs.io/en/latest/";
+    homepage = "https://mwparserfromhell.readthedocs.io/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/earwig/mwparserfromhell/releases/tag/v${version}";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ melling ];
   };