diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlparse/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlparse/default.nix
index 635111b95d9e..3ee59c391f88 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlparse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlparse/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-{ stdenv
+{ lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, pytest
+, installShellFiles
+, pytestCheckHook
 , isPy3k
 }:
 
@@ -9,20 +10,22 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "sqlparse";
   version = "0.4.1";
 
+  disabled = !isPy3k;
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "0f91fd2e829c44362cbcfab3e9ae12e22badaa8a29ad5ff599f9ec109f0454e8";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    installManPage docs/sqlformat.1
   '';
 
-  # Package supports 3.x, but tests are clearly 2.x only.
-  doCheck = !isPy3k;
-
-  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+  meta = with lib; {
     description = "Non-validating SQL parser for Python";
     longDescription = ''
       Provides support for parsing, splitting and formatting SQL statements.
@@ -30,5 +33,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/andialbrecht/sqlparse";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
   };
-
 }