diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix
index e3d93e1cfb12..667869f48a17 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyairnow/default.nix
@@ -4,39 +4,31 @@
   aioresponses,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  fetchpatch,
-  pytest-aiohttp,
   poetry-core,
+  pytest-aiohttp,
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytest-cov,
   pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pyairnow";
-  version = "1.2.1";
-  format = "pyproject";
+  version = "1.2.2";
+  pyproject = true;
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.8";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "asymworks";
-    repo = pname;
+    repo = "pyairnow";
     rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-aab+3xrEiCjysa+DzXWelQwz8V2tr74y8v0NpDZiuTk=";
+    hash = "sha256-KjOu9V92n2rq8iOkgutlK7EMRvirFAEK8oxseI+dr2s=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      # remove setuptools, wheel from build-system requirements
-      # https://github.com/asymworks/pyairnow/pull/7
-      name = "pyairnow-build-system.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/asymworks/pyairnow/commit/e3cc892ffce855d8213264248b6b4ed78ee791bd.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-L0MV2okkf6Nf1S4zS7lb4lt5eSfTF10yDJLzpyDrSl8=";
-    })
-  ];
+  build-system = [ poetry-core ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ poetry-core ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ aiohttp ];
+  dependencies = [ aiohttp ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     aioresponses
@@ -52,7 +44,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     description = "Python wrapper for EPA AirNow Air Quality API";
     homepage = "https://github.com/asymworks/pyairnow";
     changelog = "https://github.com/asymworks/pyairnow/blob/v${version}/CHANGELOG.md";
-    license = with licenses; [ mit ];
+    license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
   };
 }