diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix
index 79e33942424a..7c01f93ae7ed 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/textdistance/default.nix
@@ -2,28 +2,42 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchPypi,
+  setuptools,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  hypothesis,
+  numpy,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "textdistance";
   version = "4.6.3";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  __structuredAttrs = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    pname = "textdistance";
+    inherit (finalAttrs) version;
     hash = "sha256-1tq8ULTqgyzc8OHmAhvQx/zZreFViI15u2o8Mfzi3G8=";
   };
 
-  # There aren't tests
-  doCheck = false;
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    hypothesis
+    numpy
+  ];
+
+  disabledTestPaths = [ "tests/test_external.py" ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "textdistance" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Python library for comparing distance between two or more sequences";
     homepage = "https://github.com/life4/textdistance";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/life4/textdistance/releases/tag/${version}";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/life4/textdistance/releases/tag/${finalAttrs.version}";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = [ ];
   };
-}
+})