diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/et_xmlfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/et_xmlfile/default.nix
index 88028bae07e3..f09d0042003a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/et_xmlfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/et_xmlfile/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , lxml
-, pytest
+, pytestCheckHook
 , pythonOlder
 }:
 
@@ -21,13 +21,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     lxml
-    pytest
+    pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test $out
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "et_xmlfile"
   ];