diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-deviation/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-deviation/default.nix
index 016b18f25081..164c543a5ed7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-deviation/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dbus-deviation/default.nix
@@ -9,12 +9,17 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "dbus-deviation";
   version = "0.6.1";
+  format = "pyproject";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-4GuI7+IjiF0nJd9Rz3ybe0Y9HG8E6knUaQh0MY0Ot6M=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i "/'sphinx',/d" setup.py
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     setuptools-git
     sphinx