diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hickle/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hickle/default.nix
index 21af8addaac0..8d442544fa78 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hickle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hickle/default.nix
@@ -7,43 +7,33 @@
 , astropy
 , scipy
 , pandas
-, codecov
-, pytest
-, pytest-cov
-, pytest-runner
-, coveralls
-, twine
-, check-manifest
+, pytestCheckHook
 , lib
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname   = "hickle";
-  version = "4.0.4";
+  version = "5.0.2";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "0d35030a76fe1c7fa6480088cde932689960ed354a2539ffaf5f3c90c578c06f";
+    hash = "sha256-2+7OF/a89jK/zLhbk/Q2A+zsKnfRbq3YMKGycEWsLEQ=";
   };
 
   postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace requirements_test.txt \
-      --replace 'astropy<3.1;' 'astropy;' --replace 'astropy<3.0;' 'astropy;'
+    substituteInPlace tox.ini --replace "--cov=./hickle" ""
   '';
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ h5py numpy dill ];
 
-  doCheck = false; # incompatible with latest astropy
   checkInputs = [
-    pytest pytest-cov pytest-runner coveralls scipy pandas astropy twine check-manifest codecov
+    pytestCheckHook scipy pandas astropy
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "hickle" ];
 
   meta = {
-    # incompatible with h5py>=3.0, see https://github.com/telegraphic/hickle/issues/143
-    broken = true;
     description = "Serialize Python data to HDF5";
     homepage = "https://github.com/telegraphic/hickle";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;