diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvplot/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvplot/default.nix
index fba74eac1b9..c39fc338a17 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvplot/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hvplot/default.nix
@@ -5,22 +5,21 @@
 , fetchPypi
 , holoviews
 , pandas
-, pythonImportsCheckHook
+, pythonOlder
 }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "hvplot";
   version = "0.8.0";
+  format = "setuptools";
+
+  disabled = pythonOlder "3.6";
 
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "sha256-hjDbo0lpsQXiZ8vhQjfi1W2ZacgBmArl5RkLwYsnktY=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pythonImportsCheckHook
-  ];
-
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     bokeh
     colorcet