diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/envisage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/envisage/default.nix
index b8513fd1d9ae..f40ab66baabd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/envisage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/envisage/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
 { lib
-, fetchPypi
-, isPy27
-, buildPythonPackage
-, traits
 , apptools
-, pytestCheckHook
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
 , ipython
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonAtLeast
+, pythonOlder
 , setuptools
+, traits
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "envisage";
   version = "6.0.1";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = isPy27;
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
@@ -22,7 +24,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   # for the optional dependency ipykernel, only versions < 6 are
   # supported, so it's not included in the tests, and not propagated
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ traits apptools setuptools ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    traits
+    apptools
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
   preCheck = ''
     export HOME=$PWD/HOME
@@ -33,10 +39,20 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  disabledTestPaths = lib.optionals (pythonAtLeast "3.10") [
+    # https://github.com/enthought/envisage/issues/455
+    "envisage/tests/test_egg_basket_plugin_manager.py"
+    "envisage/tests/test_egg_plugin_manager.py"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "envisage"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Framework for building applications whose functionalities can be extended by adding 'plug-ins'";
+    description = "Framework for building applications whose functionalities can be extended by adding plug-ins";
     homepage = "https://github.com/enthought/envisage";
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ knedlsepp ];
     license = licenses.bsdOriginal;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ knedlsepp ];
   };
 }