diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-astropy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-astropy/default.nix
index 3e03460ec2d5..ae3bc04d0b4c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-astropy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-astropy/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, hypothesis
 , pytest
+, pytest-astropy-header
 , pytest-doctestplus
+, pytest-filter-subpackage
 , pytest-remotedata
 , pytest-openfiles
 , pytest-arraydiff
+, setuptools_scm
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,16 +21,23 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "619800eb2cbf64548fbea25268efe7c6f6ae206cb4825f34abd36f27bcf946a2";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    setuptools_scm
+  ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    hypothesis
     pytest
+    pytest-astropy-header
     pytest-doctestplus
+    pytest-filter-subpackage
     pytest-remotedata
     pytest-openfiles
     pytest-arraydiff
   ];
 
   # pytest-astropy is a meta package and has no tests
-  doCheck = false;
+  checkPhase = ":";
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Meta-package containing dependencies for testing";