diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/async-stagger/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/async-stagger/default.nix
index 51c18ed36773..27bf138c375a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/async-stagger/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/async-stagger/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   pytestCheckHook,
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytest-mock,
@@ -10,17 +11,20 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "async-stagger";
-  version = "0.3.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  version = "0.4.0.post1";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.11";
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    pname = "async_stagger";
-    inherit version;
-    hash = "sha256-qp81fp79J36aUWqUvegSStXkZ+m8Zcn62qrJjpVqQ9Y=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "twisteroidambassador";
+    repo = "async_stagger";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-uJohc3EsAKevqT0J+N0Cqop3xy0PCM5jsP6YYtx+HuQ=";
   };
 
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
     pytest-asyncio
@@ -28,8 +32,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   disabledTests = [
-    # RuntimeError: Logic bug in...
-    "test_stagger_coro_gen"
+    # "OSError: [Errno 0] fileno not supported" during teardown
+    "test_create_connected_sock_normal"
   ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "async_stagger" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircrobots/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircrobots/default.nix
index 370040f2b6fe..7fcb1280987f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircrobots/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircrobots/default.nix
@@ -2,33 +2,31 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   anyio,
   asyncio-rlock,
   asyncio-throttle,
   ircstates,
   async-stagger,
   async-timeout,
-  python,
+  unittestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ircrobots";
-  version = "0.6.6";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+  version = "0.7.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jesopo";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-mIh3tERwHtGH9eA0AT8Lcnwp1Wn9lQhKkUjuZcOXO/c=";
+    hash = "sha256-slz4AH2Mi21N3aV+OrnoXoQsseS7arW2NuUZARQJsf0=";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # too specific pins https://github.com/jesopo/ircrobots/issues/3
-    sed -iE 's/anyio.*/anyio/' requirements.txt
-  '';
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  pythonRelaxDeps = true;
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     anyio
@@ -39,9 +37,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     async-timeout
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} -m unittest test
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ unittestCheckHook ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "ircrobots" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircstates/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircstates/default.nix
index ab28fb911aa3..3efe469fe093 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircstates/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ircstates/default.nix
@@ -2,36 +2,36 @@
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   irctokens,
   pendulum,
   freezegun,
-  python,
+  unittestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ircstates";
-  version = "0.12.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6"; # f-strings
+  version = "0.13.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "jesopo";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-F9yOY3YBacyoUzNTvPs7pxp6yNx08tiq1jWQKhGiagc=";
+    hash = "sha256-Mq9aOj6PXzPjaz3ofoPcAbur59oUWffmEg8aHt0v+0Q=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  dependencies = [
     irctokens
     pendulum
   ];
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ freezegun ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} -m unittest test
-  '';
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    freezegun
+    unittestCheckHook
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "ircstates" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/irctokens/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/irctokens/default.nix
index 5ad937806155..1e2b962d0f6a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/irctokens/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/irctokens/default.nix
@@ -3,14 +3,16 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
   pyyaml,
-  python,
+  unittestCheckHook,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "irctokens";
   version = "2.0.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
+
   disabled = pythonOlder "3.6"; # f-strings
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
@@ -20,10 +22,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-Y9NBqxGUkt48hnXxsmfydHkJmWWb+sRrElV8C7l9bpw=";
   };
 
-  nativeCheckInputs = [ pyyaml ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} -m unittest test
-  '';
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    pyyaml
+    unittestCheckHook
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "irctokens" ];