diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysvn/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysvn/default.nix
index d56c10a9591..0fca57cb292 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysvn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pysvn/default.nix
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -i "s|/bin/bash|${bash}/bin/bash|" ../Tests/test-*.sh
     make -C ../Tests
 
+    ${python.interpreter} -c "import pysvn"
+
     runHook postCheck
   '';
 
-  pythonImportCheck = [ "pysvn" ];
-
   installPhase = ''
     dest=$(toPythonPath $out)/pysvn
     mkdir -p $dest
@@ -80,5 +80,4 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     homepage = "http://pysvn.tigris.org/";
     license = licenses.asl20;
   };
-
 }