2 files changed, 4 insertions, 39 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix
index c81a8567de2f..fc4d6479caee 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 { lib
 , buildPythonPackage
-, callPackage
 , flit
 }:
 
@@ -9,34 +8,22 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   inherit (flit) version;
   format = "pyproject";
 
-  outputs = [
-    "out"
-    "testsout"
-  ];
-
   inherit (flit) src patches;
 
-  preConfigure = ''
-    cd flit_core
-  '';
-
-  postInstall = ''
-    mkdir $testsout
-    cp -R ../tests $testsout/tests
-  '';
+  sourceRoot = "source/flit_core";
 
-  # check in passthru.tests.pytest to escape infinite recursion with setuptools-scm
+  # Tests are run in the "flit" package.
   doCheck = false;
 
   passthru.tests = {
     inherit flit;
-    pytest = callPackage ./tests.nix { };
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Distribution-building parts of Flit. See flit package for more information";
     homepage = "https://github.com/pypa/flit";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/pypa/flit/blob/${src.rev}/doc/history.rst";
     license = licenses.bsd3;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fridh ];
+    maintainers = teams.python.members;
   };
 }
diff --git a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/tests.nix b/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/tests.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 49d6ac89fce6..000000000000
--- a/nixpkgs/pkgs/development/python-modules/flit-core/tests.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-{ buildPythonPackage
-, flit
-, flit-core
-, pytestCheckHook
-, testpath
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage {
-  pname = "flit-core";
-  inherit (flit-core) version;
-
-  src = flit-core.testsout;
-
-  dontBuild = true;
-  dontInstall = true;
-
-  nativeCheckInputs = [
-    flit
-    pytestCheckHook
-    testpath
-  ];
-}