diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/icecream/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/icecream/default.nix
index 601a55e80f6e..db9e56bb8b6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/icecream/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/icecream/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,56 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
-, asttokens, colorama, executing, pygments
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+
+# build-system
+, setuptools
+
+# dependencies
+, asttokens
+, colorama
+, executing
+, pygments
+
+# tests
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "icecream";
   version = "2.1.3";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-CqSnwzdOw2FTodCPgeMIDoPYrB7v2X0vT+lUTo+bSd4=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ asttokens colorama executing pygments ];
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace tests/test_icecream.py \
+      --replace assertRegexpMatches assertRegex
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    asttokens
+    colorama
+    executing
+    pygments
+  ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # icecream.icecream.NoSourceAvailableError
+    "testSingledispatchArgumentToString"
+    # AssertionError: assert [[('REPL (e.g...ion?', None)]] == [[('a', '1')], [('c', '3')]]
+    "testEnableDisable"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A little library for sweet and creamy print debugging";