diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/voluptuous-serialize/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/voluptuous-serialize/default.nix
index d054a32c30e..4c31b5f758a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/voluptuous-serialize/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/voluptuous-serialize/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, buildPythonPackage, isPy3k, fetchPypi, voluptuous, pytest }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, isPy3k
+, pytestCheckHook
+, voluptuous
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec  {
   pname = "voluptuous-serialize";
@@ -6,28 +12,24 @@ buildPythonPackage rec  {
 
   disabled = !isPy3k;
 
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "1r7avibzf009h5rlh7mbh1fc01daligvi2axjn5qxh810g5igfn6";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "home-assistant-libs";
+    repo = pname;
+    rev = version;
+    sha256 = "1km2y1xaagkdvsy3bmi1sc040x5yyfdw6llmwdv9z8nz67m9v1ya";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ voluptuous ];
+
+  checkInputs = [
+    pytestCheckHook
     voluptuous
   ];
 
-  checkInputs = [
-    pytest
-  ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    py.test
-  '';
-
-  # no tests in PyPI tarball
-  doCheck = false;
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "voluptuous_serialize" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
-    homepage = "https://github.com/balloob/voluptuous-serialize";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/home-assistant-libs/voluptuous-serialize";
     license = licenses.asl20;
     description = "Convert Voluptuous schemas to dictionaries so they can be serialized";
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ etu ];