diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/el/eliot-tree/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/el/eliot-tree/package.nix
index 3a8c809f933c..637f4af95be0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/el/eliot-tree/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/el/eliot-tree/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   python3Packages,
   fetchPypi,
+  addBinToPathHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -32,15 +33,11 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    addBinToPathHook
     pytestCheckHook
     testtools
   ];
 
-  # Tests run eliot-tree in out/bin.
-  preCheck = ''
-    export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH
-  '';
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "eliottree" ];
 
   meta = {