diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dahlia/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dahlia/default.nix
index f46f4436ec07..81df1463cf25 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/dahlia/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/dahlia/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  poetry-core,
+  hatchling,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,9 +18,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-489wI0SoC6EU9lC2ISYsLOJUC8g+kLA7UpOrDiBCBmo=";
   };
 
-  build-system = [ poetry-core ];
+  build-system = [ hatchling ];
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "dahlia" ];
 
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
   meta = {
     changelog = "https://github.com/dahlia-lib/dahlia/blob/${src.tag}/CHANGELOG.md";
     description = "Simple text formatting package, inspired by the game Minecraft";