diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/pastebinit/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/pastebinit/default.nix
index b8b90333c00..fd5004302df 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/pastebinit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/pastebinit/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, python3Packages }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, python3 }:
 
-python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   version = "1.4.1";
   name = "pastebinit-${version}";
 
@@ -9,9 +9,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "1rl854izwn1fpaaib6zj7a1a9bis8n7w4zfxcapgfffj37zj0dy2";
   };
 
-  configurePhase = "export DETERMINISTIC_BUILD=1";
-
-  buildPhase = "";
+  buildInputs = [ python3 ];
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/bin
@@ -21,8 +19,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonPackage rec {
     substituteInPlace $out/bin/pastebinit --replace "'/etc/pastebin.d" "'$out/etc/pastebin.d"
   '';
 
-  doCheck = false;
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://launchpad.net/pastebinit;
     description = "A software that lets you send anything you want directly to a pastebin from the command line";