diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix
index df7746784847..c7a9c123b044 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/marisa-trie/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,13 @@
 {
   lib,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
   replaceVars,
   marisa-cpp,
   cython,
   setuptools,
   pytestCheckHook,
   hypothesis,
-  readme-renderer,
-  pythonOlder,
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
@@ -17,12 +15,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   version = "1.2.1";
   pyproject = true;
 
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
-
-  src = fetchPypi {
-    pname = "marisa_trie";
-    inherit version;
-    hash = "sha256-OifECOKu/APg8dJbL/KvuFqsNWj2+iripTtXouh84p0=";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "pytries";
+    repo = "marisa-trie";
+    tag = version;
+    hash = "sha256-aWfm13nrASAaD+bcMpv85emXnCFyVtZTdhl79yJuOss=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -42,7 +39,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytestCheckHook
-    readme-renderer
     hypothesis
   ];
 
@@ -55,15 +51,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "tests/test_packaging.py"
   ];
 
-  disabledTests = [
-    # Pins hypothesis==2.0.0 from 2016/01 which complains about
-    # hypothesis.errors.FailedHealthCheck: tests/test_trie.py::[...] uses
-    # the 'tmpdir' fixture, which is reset between function calls but not
-    # between test cases generated by `@given(...)`.
-    "test_saveload"
-    "test_mmap"
-  ];
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "marisa_trie" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
@@ -73,7 +60,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       This package provides alternative Cython-based pip-installable Python bindings.
     '';
     homepage = "https://github.com/kmike/marisa-trie";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/pytries/marisa-trie/blob/${version}/CHANGES.rst";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/pytries/marisa-trie/blob/${src.tag}/CHANGES.rst";
     license = licenses.mit;
   };
 }