diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix
index 4daa619acc4..02d98c86c84 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
 , cython
-, pytest-runner
 , pytestCheckHook
 , hypothesis
+, readme_renderer
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -16,35 +16,49 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "bbeafb7d92839dc221365340e79d012cb50ee48a1f3f30dd916eb35a8b93db00";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cython
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
+    readme_renderer
+    hypothesis
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace setup.py \
       --replace "hypothesis==" "hypothesis>="
   '';
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cython
-    pytest-runner
-  ];
-
   preBuild = ''
     ./update_cpp.sh
   '';
 
-  checkInputs = [
-    pytestCheckHook
-    hypothesis
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    # Don't test packaging
+    "tests/test_packaging.py"
   ];
 
   disabledTests = [
     # Pins hypothesis==2.0.0 from 2016/01 which complains about
-    # hypothesis.errors.FailedHealthCheck: tests/test_trie.py::[...] uses the 'tmpdir' fixture, which is reset between function calls but not between test cases generated by `@given(...)`.
+    # hypothesis.errors.FailedHealthCheck: tests/test_trie.py::[...] uses
+    # the 'tmpdir' fixture, which is reset between function calls but not
+    # between test cases generated by `@given(...)`.
     "test_saveload"
     "test_mmap"
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "marisa_trie"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Static memory-efficient Trie-like structures for Python (2.x and 3.x) based on marisa-trie C++ library";
-    longDescription = "There are official SWIG-based Python bindings included in C++ library distribution; this package provides alternative Cython-based pip-installable Python bindings.";
+    description = "Static memory-efficient Trie-like structures for Python based on marisa-trie C++ library";
+    longDescription = ''
+      There are official SWIG-based Python bindings included in C++ library distribution.
+      This package provides alternative Cython-based pip-installable Python bindings.
+    '';
     homepage =  "https://github.com/kmike/marisa-trie";
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ ixxie ];