diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-scheduler/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-scheduler/default.nix
index 732e75dcd24e..3ffe10f0d65c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-scheduler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/django-scheduler/default.nix
@@ -4,16 +4,18 @@
   django,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   icalendar,
-  python,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pytest-django,
   python-dateutil,
   pythonOlder,
   pytz,
+  setuptools,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "django-scheduler";
   version = "0.10.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
@@ -24,17 +26,22 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-dY2TPo15RRWrv7LheUNJSQl4d/HeptSMM/wQirRSI5w=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     django
     python-dateutil
     pytz
     icalendar
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    runHook preCheck
-    ${python.interpreter} -m django check --settings=tests.settings
-    runHook postCheck
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    pytest-django
+  ];
+
+  preCheck = ''
+    export DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=tests.settings
   '';
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "schedule" ];