diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix
index 370b70457660..27c7de4f7b47 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/jira/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   pillow,
   pyjwt,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-cov-stub,
   pythonOlder,
   requests,
   requests-futures,
@@ -67,14 +68,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     flaky
     pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-cov-stub
     requests-mock
   ];
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
-      --replace "--cov-report=xml --cov jira" ""
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "jira" ];
 
   # impure tests because of connectivity attempts to jira servers