diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-common/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-common/default.nix
index f08f32623fc1..89066c5cda16 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-common/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/azure-common/default.nix
@@ -9,19 +9,21 @@
   isPy3k,
 }:
 
-buildPythonPackage rec {
+buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   version = "1.1.28";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
   pname = "azure-common";
   disabled = isPyPy;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
+    inherit (finalAttrs) pname version;
     extension = "zip";
     hash = "sha256-SsDNMhTja2obakQmhnIqXYzESWA6qDPz8PQL2oNnBKM=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ azure-nspkg ] ++ lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [ setuptools ]; # need for namespace lookup
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [ azure-nspkg ] ++ lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [ setuptools ]; # need for namespace lookup
 
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (!isPy3k) ''
     echo "__import__('pkg_resources').declare_namespace(__name__)" >> "$out/${python.sitePackages}"/azure/__init__.py
@@ -38,4 +40,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       maxwilson
     ];
   };
-}
+})