diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/proselint/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/proselint/default.nix
index 69c0600359f..6b499f3db18 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/proselint/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/proselint/default.nix
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
   name = "proselint-${version}";
   version = "0.8.0";
 
+  doCheck = false; # fails to pass because it tries to run in home directory
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://pypi/p/proselint/${name}.tar.gz";
     sha256 = "1g8vx04gmv0agmggz1ml5vydfppqvl8dzjvqm6vqw5rzafa89m08";
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 24fc47efd64..ab9b8c2f3a1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -9452,6 +9452,11 @@ with pkgs;
 
   proj = callPackage ../development/libraries/proj { };
 
+  proselint = callPackage ../tools/text/proselint {
+    inherit (python3Packages)
+    buildPythonApplication click future six;
+  };
+
   postgis = callPackage ../development/libraries/postgis { };
 
   protobuf = protobuf2_6;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 3222e4f1155..75635111049 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -18821,8 +18821,6 @@ in {
      };
   };
 
-  proselint = callPackage ../tools/text/proselint { };
-
   pylibconfig2 = buildPythonPackage rec {
     name = "pylibconfig2-${version}";
     version = "0.2.4";