diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index e3805c652ff..a53e7907732 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11074,15 +11074,17 @@ in {
 
   flake8 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "flake8-${version}";
-    version = "2.6.2";
+    version = "3.2.1";
 
     src = pkgs.fetchurl {
       url = "mirror://pypi/f/flake8/${name}.tar.gz";
-      sha256 = "0y57hzal0j84dh9i1g1g6dc4aywvrnhy2fjmmbglpv5ajihxh713";
+      sha256 = "c7c460b5aff3a2063c798a77af18ec70af3941d35a22e2e76965e3c0e0b36055";
     };
 
-    buildInputs = with self; [ nose mock ];
-    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pyflakes pycodestyle mccabe ];
+    buildInputs = with self; [ pytest mock pytestrunner ];
+    propagatedBuildInputs = with self; [ pyflakes pycodestyle mccabe ]
+      ++ optionals (pythonOlder "3.4") [ enum34 ]
+      ++ optionals (pythonOlder "3.2") [ configparser ];
 
     meta = {
       description = "Code checking using pep8 and pyflakes";