diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/batinfo/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/batinfo/default.nix
index c4fdc9ee92cf..cfe0b5d35680 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/batinfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/batinfo/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,49 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi }:
+{
+  lib,
+  buildPythonPackage,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  pytestCheckHook,
+  pythonOlder,
+  setuptools,
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "batinfo";
   version = "0.4.2";
-  format = "setuptools";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "497e29efc9353ec52e71d43bd040bdfb6d685137ddc2b9143cded4583af572f5";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "nicolargo";
+    repo = "batinfo";
+    rev = "refs/tags/v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-GgAJJA8bzQJLAU+nxmkDa5LFTHc4NGi+nj9PfKyw8/M=";
   };
 
-  # No tests included
-  doCheck = false;
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace test_batinfo.py \
+      --replace-fail "self.assertEquals" "self.assertEqual"
+  '';
+
+  build-system = [ setuptools ];
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "batinfo" ];
+
+  disabledTests = [
+    # Tests are a bit outdated
+    "test_batinfo_capacity"
+    "test_batinfo_charge_now"
+    "test_batinfo_name_default"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Module to retrieve battery information";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nicolargo/batinfo";
-    description = "A simple Python lib to retrieve battery information";
-    license = licenses.lgpl3;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    license = licenses.lgpl3Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ koral ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }