diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ratelimiter/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ratelimiter/default.nix
index fc51e1488d6a..cccca46296b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/ratelimiter/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/ratelimiter/default.nix
@@ -1,35 +1,43 @@
-{
-  lib
+{ lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
-, pytest
-, glibcLocales
+, pytest-asyncio
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "ratelimiter";
   version = "1.2.0.post0";
+  format = "setuptools";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "5c395dcabdbbde2e5178ef3f89b568a3066454a6ddc223b76473dac22f89b4f7";
+    hash = "sha256-XDldyr273i5ReO8/ibVoowZkVKbdwiO3ZHPawi+JtPc=";
   };
 
-  LC_ALL = "en_US.utf-8";
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytest-asyncio
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ glibcLocales ];
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "ratelimiter"
+  ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test tests
+  preCheck = ''
+    # Uses out-dated options
+    rm tests/conftest.py
   '';
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # TypeError: object Lock can't be used in 'await' expression
+    "test_alock"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
+    description = "Simple python rate limiting object";
     homepage = "https://github.com/RazerM/ratelimiter";
     license = licenses.asl20;
-    description = "Simple python rate limiting object";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ helkafen ];
   };
 }
-