diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vmprof/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vmprof/default.nix
index 755417803a2e..667b3dfd166c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/vmprof/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/vmprof/default.nix
@@ -1,57 +1,55 @@
-{ stdenv
-, lib
-, buildPythonPackage
-, fetchpatch
-, fetchPypi
-, colorama
-, libunwind
-, pytz
-, requests
-, six
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  pythonOlder,
+  pythonAtLeast,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  setuptools,
+  colorama,
+  pytz,
+  requests,
+  six,
+  libunwind,
+  pytestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
-  version = "0.4.17";
-  format = "setuptools";
   pname = "vmprof";
+  version = "0.4.17";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-ACYj7Lb/QT6deG0uuiPCj850QXhaw4XuQX6aZu8OM2U=";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6" || pythonAtLeast "3.12";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "vmprof";
+    repo = "vmprof-python";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-7k6mtEdPmp1eNzB4l/k/ExSYtRJVmRxcx50ql8zR36k=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ libunwind ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ colorama requests six pytz ];
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
 
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "${pname}-python-3.10-compat.patch";
-      # https://github.com/vmprof/vmprof-python/pull/198
-      url = "https://github.com/vmprof/vmprof-python/commit/e4e99e5aa677f96d1970d88c8a439f995f429f85.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-W/c6WtVuKi7xO2sCOr71mrZTWqI86bWg5a0FeDNolh0=";
-    })
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "${pname}-python-3.11-compat.patch";
-      # https://github.com/vmprof/vmprof-python/pull/251 (not yet merged)
-      url = "https://github.com/matthiasdiener/vmprof-python/compare/a1a1b5264ec0b197444c0053e44f8ae4ffed9353...13c39166363b960017393b614270befe01230be8.patch";
-      excludes = [ "test_requirements.txt" ];
-      hash = "sha256-3+0PVdAf83McNd93Q9dD4HLXt39UinVU5BA8jWfT6F4=";
-    })
+  dependencies = [
+    colorama
+    requests
+    six
+    pytz
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ libunwind ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    "test_gzip_call"
+    "test_is_enabled"
+    "test_get_profile_path"
+    "test_get_runtime"
   ];
 
-  # No tests included
-  doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "vmprof" ];
 
-  # Workaround build failure on -fno-common toolchains:
-  #   ld: src/vmprof_unix.o:src/vmprof_common.h:92: multiple definition of
-  #     `_PyThreadState_Current'; src/_vmprof.o:src/vmprof_common.h:92: first defined here
-  # TODO: can be removed once next release contains:
-  #   https://github.com/vmprof/vmprof-python/pull/203
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-fcommon";
-
   meta = with lib; {
-    broken = (stdenv.isLinux && stdenv.isAarch64) || stdenv.isDarwin;
     description = "A vmprof client";
     mainProgram = "vmprofshow";
     license = licenses.mit;