diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gql/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gql/default.nix
index 2adcf894dcca..bd41fd24ee10 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/gql/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/gql/default.nix
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "3.4.0";
   format = "setuptools";
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "graphql-python";
@@ -35,14 +35,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    aiohttp
     backoff
-    botocore
     graphql-core
-    requests
-    requests-toolbelt
-    urllib3
-    websockets
     yarl
   ];
 
@@ -54,7 +48,32 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytest-console-scripts
     pytestCheckHook
     vcrpy
-  ];
+  ] ++ passthru.optional-dependencies.all;
+
+  passthru.optional-dependencies = {
+    all = [
+      aiohttp
+      botocore
+      requests
+      requests-toolbelt
+      urllib3
+      websockets
+    ];
+    aiohttp = [
+      aiohttp
+    ];
+    requests = [
+      requests
+      requests-toolbelt
+      urllib3
+    ];
+    websockets = [
+      websockets
+    ];
+    botocore = [
+      botocore
+    ];
+  };
 
   preCheck = ''
     export PATH=$out/bin:$PATH