diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvim/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvim/default.nix
index e5e14f44e109..a4765434f74e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvim/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pynvim/default.nix
@@ -7,22 +7,21 @@
 , trollius
 , pythonOlder
 , isPyPy
+, pytestrunner
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pynvim";
-  version = "0.3.2";
+  version = "0.4.0";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "01dybk4vs452pljn1q3il5z2sd313ki0lgiglc0xmjc6wp290r6g";
+    sha256 = "1mp9ajsgrb9k2f3s8g7vdflj5mg02ii0d0wk4n6dmvjx52rqpzbi";
   };
 
-  checkInputs = [ nose ];
-
-  checkPhase = ''
-    nosetests
-  '';
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pytestrunner
+  ];
 
   # Tests require pkgs.neovim,
   # which we cannot add because of circular dependency.