diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-rerunfailures/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-rerunfailures/default.nix
index 756bd19933d..aeea977ad33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-rerunfailures/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-rerunfailures/default.nix
@@ -2,24 +2,23 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pytest-rerunfailures";
-  version = "4.2";
+  version = "6.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "97216f8a549f74da3cc786236d9093fbd43150a6fbe533ba622cb311f7431774";
+    sha256 = "978349ae00687504fd0f9d0970c37199ccd89cbdb0cb8c4ed7ee417ede582b40";
   };
 
   checkInputs = [ mock ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pytest ];
 
-  # disable tests that fail with pytest 3.7.4
   checkPhase = ''
-    py.test test_pytest_rerunfailures.py -k 'not test_reruns_with_delay'
+    py.test test_pytest_rerunfailures.py
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "pytest plugin to re-run tests to eliminate flaky failures.";
+    description = "pytest plugin to re-run tests to eliminate flaky failures";
     homepage = https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest-rerunfailures;
     license = licenses.mpl20;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jgeerds ];