diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
index eac1f9b49355..6c576f0b85e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sqlalchemy/default.nix
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "SQLAlchemy";
-  version = "1.4.19";
+  version = "1.4.20";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1qjwxqmsw34iw07nl1vzghj5m5inr2bs414lg9yf9drkrwys39c9";
+    sha256 = "1l5miq1nzvg51yqw3pnaq17dgibhgx2m0il2ha79gwpyd8k3mviq";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -36,8 +36,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -e 's:--max-worker-restart=5::g' -i setup.cfg
   '';
 
-  dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;
-
   # disable mem-usage tests on mac, has trouble serializing pickle files
   disabledTests = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     "MemUsageWBackendTest"