diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrees/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrees/default.nix
index 1fadf927a448..49acee691cfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrees/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/btrees/default.nix
@@ -5,30 +5,45 @@
 , zope_interface
 , transaction
 , zope_testrunner
+, python
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "BTrees";
   version = "4.9.2";
 
-  buildInputs = [ transaction ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ persistent zope_interface ];
-  checkInputs = [ zope_testrunner ];
-
-  # disable a failing test that looks broken
-  postPatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace BTrees/tests/common.py \
-      --replace "testShortRepr" "no_testShortRepr"
-  '';
-
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "d33323655924192c4ac998d9ee3002e787915d19c1e17a6baf47c9a63d9556e3";
   };
 
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    persistent
+    zope_interface
+  ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    transaction
+    zope_testrunner
+  ];
+
+  checkPhase = ''
+    runHook preCheck
+    ${python.interpreter} -m zope.testrunner --test-path=src --auto-color --auto-progress
+    runHook postCheck
+  '';
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "BTrees.OOBTree"
+    "BTrees.IOBTree"
+    "BTrees.IIBTree"
+    "BTrees.IFBTree"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Scalable persistent components";
     homepage = "http://packages.python.org/BTrees";
     license = licenses.zpl21;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ];
   };
 }