diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix
index fe6620cfab0d..fbddc8afd082 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/qiskit-aer/default.nix
@@ -3,154 +3,83 @@
   pythonOlder,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  # C Inputs
   blas,
-  catch2,
   cmake,
-  cython,
-  fmt,
-  muparserx,
   ninja,
   nlohmann_json,
   spdlog,
-  # Python Inputs
-  cvxpy,
   numpy,
   pybind11,
   scikit-build,
-  # Check Inputs
-  pytestCheckHook,
-  ddt,
-  fixtures,
-  pytest-timeout,
   qiskit,
-  testtools,
+  psutil,
+  scipy,
+  python-dateutil,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "qiskit-aer";
-  version = "0.17.1";
-  format = "pyproject";
-
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  version = "0.17.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "Qiskit";
     repo = "qiskit-aer";
     tag = version;
-    hash = "sha256-jvapuARJUHgAKFUzGb5MUft01LNefVIXtStJqFnCo90=";
+    hash = "sha256-aVmGoLMnDjV3iB9s4tvcL62zKvH/p70mqeGsxHzi3nc=";
   };
 
+  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
+
+  # build fails even if setting DISABLE_CONAN flag
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.py \
-      --replace "'cmake!=3.17,!=3.17.0'," "" \
-      --replace "'pybind11', min_version='2.6'" "'pybind11'" \
-      --replace "pybind11>=2.6" "pybind11" \
-      --replace "scikit-build>=0.11.0" "scikit-build" \
-      --replace "min_version='0.11.0'" ""
+    sed -i -e '/conan/d' pyproject.toml
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     ninja
+  ];
+
+  build-system = [
+    pybind11
     scikit-build
   ];
 
+  dependencies = [
+    scipy
+    numpy
+    psutil
+    python-dateutil
+    qiskit
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     blas
-    catch2
     nlohmann_json
-    fmt
-    muparserx
     spdlog
   ];
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    cvxpy
-    cython # generates some cython files at runtime that need to be cython-ized
-    numpy
-    pybind11
-  ];
-
   preBuild = ''
-    export DISABLE_CONAN=1
+    export DISABLE_CONAN=ON
   '';
 
-  dontUseCmakeConfigure = true;
-
-  # *** Testing ***
   pythonImportsCheck = [
-    "qiskit.providers.aer"
-    "qiskit.providers.aer.backends.qasm_simulator"
-    "qiskit.providers.aer.backends.controller_wrappers" # Checks C++ files built correctly. Only exists if built & moved to output
+    "qiskit_aer"
+    "qiskit_aer.primitives"
+    "qiskit_aer.noise"
+    "qiskit_aer.library"
+    "qiskit_aer.backends.controller_wrappers"
   ];
 
-  disabledTests = [
-    # these tests don't work with cvxpy >= 1.1.15
-    "test_clifford"
-    "test_approx_random"
-    "test_snapshot" # TODO: these ~30 tests fail on setup due to pytest fixture issues?
-    "test_initialize_2" # TODO: simulations appear incorrect, off by >10%.
-    "test_pauli_error_2q_gate_from_string_1qonly"
+  doCheck = false;
 
-    # these fail for some builds. Haven't been able to reproduce error locally.
-    "test_kraus_gate_noise"
-    "test_backend_method_clifford_circuits_and_kraus_noise"
-    "test_backend_method_nonclifford_circuit_and_kraus_noise"
-    "test_kraus_noise_fusion"
-
-    # Slow tests
-    "test_paulis_1_and_2_qubits"
-    "test_3d_oscillator"
-    "_057"
-    "_136"
-    "_137"
-    "_139"
-    "_138"
-    "_140"
-    "_141"
-    "_143"
-    "_144"
-    "test_sparse_output_probabilities"
-    "test_reset_2_qubit"
-
-    # Fails with 0.10.4
-    "test_extended_stabilizer_sparse_output_probs"
-  ];
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    pytestCheckHook
-    ddt
-    fixtures
-    pytest-timeout
-    qiskit
-    testtools
-  ];
-
-  pytestFlags = [
-    "--timeout=30"
-    "--durations=10"
-  ];
-
-  preCheck = ''
-    # Tests include a compiled "circuit" which is auto-built in $HOME
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-    # move tests b/c by default try to find (missing) cython-ized code in /build/source dir
-    cp -r $TMP/$sourceRoot/test $HOME
-
-    # Add qiskit-aer compiled files to cython include search
-    pushd $HOME
-  '';
-
-  postCheck = "popd";
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    broken = true;
+  meta = {
     description = "High performance simulators for Qiskit";
-    homepage = "https://qiskit.org/aer";
+    homepage = "https://qiskit.github.io/qiskit-aer/";
     downloadPage = "https://github.com/QISKit/qiskit-aer/releases";
-    changelog = "https://qiskit.org/documentation/release_notes.html";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
+    changelog = "https://qiskit.github.io/qiskit-aer/release_notes.html";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
 }