diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
index 826ee6103fc0..e2f2f2427802 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/asyncpg/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, isPy3k, fetchPypi, fetchpatch, buildPythonPackage
+{ lib, isPy3k, fetchPypi, buildPythonPackage
 , uvloop, postgresql }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     postgresql
   ];
 
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "asyncpg" ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/MagicStack/asyncpg";
     description = "An asyncio PosgtreSQL driver";