diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
index c65fb0990f0..697bb624fe7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/statsmodels/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { lib
-, self
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchPypi
+, isPy27
 , nose
 , numpy
 , scipy
@@ -20,11 +20,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "5bde3fa0a35a91b45dba7cbc28270b5b649ff1d721c89290883f6e831672d5f0";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = with self; [ nose ];
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [numpy scipy pandas patsy cython matplotlib];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cython ];
+  checkInputs = [ nose ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy scipy pandas patsy matplotlib ];
 
   # Huge test suites with several test failures
   doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "statsmodels" ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Statistical computations and models for use with SciPy";