diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/doc8/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/doc8/default.nix
index 8c687f583ad6..915918bc54b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/doc8/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/doc8/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 , pygments
 , pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
-, restructuredtext_lint
+, restructuredtext-lint
 , setuptools-scm
 , stevedore
 , wheel
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     docutils
     chardet
     stevedore
-    restructuredtext_lint
+    restructuredtext-lint
     pygments
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/recurring-ical-events/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/recurring-ical-events/default.nix
index 8fcb212c702b..b6c20812d9cc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/recurring-ical-events/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/recurring-ical-events/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 , python-dateutil
 , x-wr-timezone
 , pytestCheckHook
-, restructuredtext_lint
+, restructuredtext-lint
 , pygments
 , tzdata
 }:
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
-    restructuredtext_lint
+    restructuredtext-lint
     pygments
     tzdata
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/restructuredtext-lint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/restructuredtext-lint/default.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b7f4dfd57f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/restructuredtext-lint/default.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, setuptools
+, docutils
+, pytestCheckHook
+}:
+
+buildPythonPackage rec {
+  pname = "restructuredtext-lint";
+  version = "1.4.0";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  src = fetchPypi {
+    pname = "restructuredtext_lint";
+    inherit version;
+    hash = "sha256-GyNcDJIjQatsUwOQiS656S+QubdQRgY+BHys+w8FDEU=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ docutils ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pytestFlagsArray = [
+    "restructuredtext_lint/test/test.py"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "restructuredtext_lint"
+  ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "reStructuredText linter";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lint";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lint/blob/${version}/CHANGELOG.rst";
+    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
+    mainProgram = "rst-lint";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/restructuredtext_lint/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/restructuredtext_lint/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index ebb682a9c51f..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/restructuredtext_lint/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,30 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchPypi
-, docutils
-, nose
-, testtools
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "restructuredtext_lint";
-  version = "1.4.0";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    hash = "sha256-GyNcDJIjQatsUwOQiS656S+QubdQRgY+BHys+w8FDEU=";
-  };
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ nose testtools ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ docutils ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    nosetests --nocapture
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "reStructuredText linter";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/twolfson/restructuredtext-lint";
-    license = lib.licenses.unlicense;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/x-wr-timezone/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/x-wr-timezone/default.nix
index 611536ded15d..17afeaf5a348 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/x-wr-timezone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/x-wr-timezone/default.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 , icalendar
 , pytz
 , pytestCheckHook
-, restructuredtext_lint
+, restructuredtext-lint
 , pygments
 }:
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
-    restructuredtext_lint
+    restructuredtext-lint
     pygments
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
index fde18d413bc7..ecd5a40c38b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-aliases.nix
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ mapAliases ({
   repeated_test = repeated-test; # added 2022-11-15
   requests_oauthlib = requests-oauthlib; # added 2022-02-12
   requests_toolbelt = requests-toolbelt; # added 2017-09-26
+  restructuredtext_lint = restructuredtext-lint; # added 2023-11-04
   rig = throw "rig has been removed because it was pinned to python 2.7 and 3.5, failed to build and is otherwise unmaintained"; # added 2022-11-28
   rl-coach = "rl-coach was removed because the project is discontinued and was archived by upstream"; # added 2023-05-03
   roboschool = throw "roboschool is deprecated in favor of PyBullet and has been removed"; # added 2022-01-15
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 8ce520f6619b..b51096ec9919 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -12227,7 +12227,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   restrictedpython = callPackage ../development/python-modules/restrictedpython { };
 
-  restructuredtext_lint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/restructuredtext_lint { };
+  restructuredtext-lint = callPackage ../development/python-modules/restructuredtext-lint { };
 
   restview = callPackage ../development/python-modules/restview { };