diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/package.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/package.nix
index a990f3cdb056..d4040458307f 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/package.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-{ lib, fetchpatch, python3, postfix, lynx
+{ lib
+, fetchpatch
+, python3
+, docutils
+, sphinx
+, postfix
+, lynx
 }:
 
 with python3.pkgs;
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "mailman";
-  version = "3.3.5";
+  version = "3.3.8";
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "12mgxs1ndhdjjkydx48b95na9k9h0disfqgrr6wxx7vda6dqvcwz";
+    hash = "sha256-g6wH7lXqK0yJ8AxO1HFxMvBicBJ9NGWlPePFyxl9Qc4=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = with python3.pkgs; [
@@ -33,6 +39,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     zope_configuration
   ];
 
+  checkInputs = [
+    docutils
+    sphinx
+  ];
+
   patches = [
     (fetchpatch {
       url = "https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/-/commit/4b206e2a5267a0e17f345fd7b2d957122ba57566.patch";
@@ -64,9 +75,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # 'runner' scripts.
   dontWrapPythonPrograms = true;
 
-  # requires flufl.testing, which the upstream has archived
-  doCheck = false;
-
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/";
     description = "Free software for managing electronic mail discussion and newsletter lists";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/python.nix b/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/python.nix
index 359f974f598c..c462ada1d37c 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/python.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/mail/mailman/python.nix
@@ -3,18 +3,7 @@
 python3.override {
   packageOverrides = self: super: {
     # does not find tests
-    alembic = super.alembic.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs:  {
-      doCheck = false;
-    });
-    # Needed by mailman, see https://gitlab.com/mailman/mailman/-/issues/964
-    sqlalchemy = super.sqlalchemy.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: rec {
-      version = "1.3.24";
-      src = super.fetchPypi {
-        inherit version;
-        inherit (oldAttrs) pname;
-        sha256 = "06bmxzssc66cblk1hamskyv5q3xf1nh1py3vi6dka4lkpxy7gfzb";
-      };
-      # does not find tests
+    alembic = super.alembic.overridePythonAttrs (oldAttrs: {
       doCheck = false;
     });
     # Fixes `AssertionError: database connection isn't set to UTC`