diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awscrt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awscrt/default.nix
index dc09c49df9b2..c152cbd54490 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/awscrt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/awscrt/default.nix
@@ -2,30 +2,26 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
   cmake,
   perl,
   stdenv,
-  CoreFoundation,
-  Security,
   pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "awscrt";
   version = "0.26.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     hash = "sha256-qNY6fcxkhMXBZ1sxqNG2cmw9yFsTeW+xQ9+wByJgk14=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    CoreFoundation
-    Security
-  ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [ perl ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3801f420f181..a819f1bbd174 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -1207,9 +1207,7 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   aws-xray-sdk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/aws-xray-sdk { };
 
-  awscrt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/awscrt {
-    inherit (pkgs.darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) CoreFoundation Security;
-  };
+  awscrt = callPackage ../development/python-modules/awscrt { };
 
   awsiotpythonsdk = callPackage ../development/python-modules/awsiotpythonsdk { };