diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trackpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trackpy/default.nix
index 2c2df4878e39..27321b4c4297 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/trackpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/trackpy/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , numpy
@@ -7,7 +8,8 @@
 , pandas
 , pyyaml
 , matplotlib
-, pytest
+, numba
+, pytestCheckHook
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -28,25 +30,18 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pandas
     pyyaml
     matplotlib
+    numba
   ];
 
   checkInputs = [
-    pytest
+    pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  checkPhase = ''
-    ${lib.optionalString (stdenv.isDarwin) ''
+  preCheck = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
     # specifically needed for darwin
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     mkdir -p $HOME/.matplotlib
     echo "backend: ps" > $HOME/.matplotlib/matplotlibrc
-    ''}
-
-    pytest trackpy --ignore trackpy/tests/test_motion.py \
-                   --ignore trackpy/tests/test_feature_saving.py \
-                   --ignore trackpy/tests/test_feature.py \
-                   --ignore trackpy/tests/test_plots.py \
-                   --ignore trackpy/tests/test_legacy_linking.py
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -54,6 +49,5 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/soft-matter/trackpy";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.costrouc ];
-    broken = true; # not compatible with latest pandas
   };
 }