diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/base58/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/base58/default.nix
index 1e1da32f6c9..1437683941b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/base58/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/base58/default.nix
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
-{ lib, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage, isPy27, pytest, pyhamcrest }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+, pyhamcrest
+, pytest-benchmark
+, pytestCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "base58";
-  version = "2.0.1";
-  disabled = isPy27; # python 2 abandoned upstream
+  version = "2.1.0";
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.5";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "365c9561d9babac1b5f18ee797508cd54937a724b6e419a130abad69cec5ca79";
+    sha256 = "sha256-FxpUe0o8YeGuOAciSm967HXjZMQ5XnViZJ1zNXaAAaI=";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ pytest pyhamcrest ];
-  checkPhase = ''
-    pytest
-  '';
+  checkInputs = [
+    pyhamcrest
+    pytest-benchmark
+    pytestCheckHook
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "base58" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Base58 and Base58Check implementation";