diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/paypalrestsdk/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paypalrestsdk/default.nix
index 0562be6ee739..43061b4eeab2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/paypalrestsdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/paypalrestsdk/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi
-, requests, six, pyopenssl }:
+{ buildPythonPackage
+, fetchPypi
+
+# build-system
+, setuptools
+
+# dependencies
+, pyopenssl
+, requests
+, six
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "paypalrestsdk";
   version = "1.13.2";
+  pyproject = true;
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "sha256-kZUfNtsw1oW5ceFASYSRo1bPHfjv9xZWYDrKTtcs81o=";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests six pyopenssl ];
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
+
+  dependencies = [
+    pyopenssl
+    requests
+    six
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = false; # no tests
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "paypalrestsdk"
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     homepage = "https://developer.paypal.com/";