diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix
index 4c9bed2e07e1..defe92b39ba2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/google-re2/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,38 @@
-{ lib, buildPythonPackage, pythonOlder, fetchPypi, pybind11, re2, six }:
+{ lib
+, buildPythonPackage
+, pythonOlder
+, fetchPypi
+, pybind11
+, re2
+, six
+}:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "google-re2";
   version = "0.2.20220401";
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-v3G+MvFV8gq9LJqj/zrtlTjRm0ZNxTh0UdQSPiwFHY4=";
+    hash = "sha256-v3G+MvFV8gq9LJqj/zrtlTjRm0ZNxTh0UdQSPiwFHY4=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
-    pybind11 re2 six
+    pybind11
+    re2
+    six
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [
+    "re2"
   ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "RE2 Python bindings";
-    homepage    = "https://github.com/google/re2";
-    license     = licenses.bsd3;
+    homepage = "https://github.com/google/re2";
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ alexbakker ];
   };
 }