diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasteners/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasteners/default.nix
index 77a6f9b0408..50a6dbf40df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasteners/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/fasteners/default.nix
@@ -4,30 +4,30 @@
 , six
 , monotonic
 , testtools
-, python
 , isPy3k
+, nose
+, futures
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "fasteners";
-  version = "0.14.1";
+  version = "0.15";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "063y20kx01ihbz2mziapmjxi2cd0dq48jzg587xdsdp07xvpcz22";
+    sha256 = "3a176da6b70df9bb88498e1a18a9e4a8579ed5b9141207762368a1017bf8f5ef";
   };
 
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six monotonic testtools ];
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ six monotonic ];
+
+  checkInputs = [ testtools nose ] ++ stdenv.lib.optionals (!isPy3k) [ futures ];
 
   checkPhase = ''
-    ${python.interpreter} -m unittest discover
+    nosetests
   '';
 
-  # Tests are written for Python 3.x only (concurrent.futures)
-  doCheck = isPy3k;
-
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "Fasteners";
+    description = "A python package that provides useful locks";
     homepage = https://github.com/harlowja/fasteners;
     license = licenses.asl20;
   };