diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar-client/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar-client/default.nix
index 2c236dca67fd..6758e35783be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar-client/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar-client/default.nix
@@ -1,133 +1,93 @@
 {
   lib,
-  stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchPypi,
-  python,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+
+  # build
+  setuptools,
+  cmake,
+  pkg-config,
+
+  # dependencies
+  libpulsar,
+  pybind11,
+  certifi,
+
+  # optional dependencies
+  fastavro,
+  grpcio,
+  prometheus-client,
+  protobuf,
+  ratelimit,
+
+  # test
+  unittestCheckHook,
 }:
-let
-  version = "3.4.0";
 
-  inherit (python) pythonVersion;
-
-  Srcs =
-    let
-      getSrcFromPypi =
-        {
-          platform,
-          dist,
-          hash,
-        }:
-        fetchPypi {
-          inherit
-            version
-            platform
-            dist
-            hash
-            ;
-          pname = "pulsar_client";
-          format = "wheel";
-          python = dist;
-          abi = dist;
-        };
-    in
-    {
-      "3.9-x86_64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64";
-        dist = "cp39";
-        hash = "sha256-1P5ArMoLZiUkHUoQ/mJccbNj5/7el/op+Qo6cGQ33xE=";
-      };
-      "3.9-aarch64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64";
-        dist = "cp39";
-        hash = "sha256-11JQZRwMLtt7sK/JlCBqqRyfTVIAVJFN2sL+nAkQgvU=";
-      };
-      "3.9-aarch64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp39";
-        hash = "sha256-dwTGZKosgBr0wtOljp2P+u7xLOig9xcS6Rh/mpbahW8=";
-      };
-      "3.9-x86_64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp39";
-        hash = "sha256-dwTGZKosgBr0wtOljp2P+u7xLOig9xcS6Rh/mpbahW8=";
-      };
-      "3.10-x86_64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64";
-        dist = "cp310";
-        hash = "sha256-swp1kuQsdgNOmo1k1C3VurNhQl+GneVi6cytaY4ZzYg=";
-      };
-      "3.10-aarch64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "musllinux_1_1_aarch64";
-        dist = "cp310";
-        hash = "sha256-1ZYwkKeKVkS6JfQdo6bUnqPwDJcrCVuv82WRbcJGQmo=";
-      };
-      "3.10-aarch64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp310";
-        hash = "sha256-6/mdtSRP9pR5KDslYhsHBJKsxLtkPRYthrkDh8tv2yo=";
-      };
-      "3.10-x86_64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp310";
-        hash = "sha256-6/mdtSRP9pR5KDslYhsHBJKsxLtkPRYthrkDh8tv2yo=";
-      };
-      "3.11-x86_64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64";
-        dist = "cp311";
-        hash = "sha256-M1cd6ZzYmDSfF5eLpi4rg56gJ1+3Bn8xv19uv+rgmH0=";
-      };
-      "3.11-aarch64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64";
-        dist = "cp311";
-        hash = "sha256-+HQ8MgqpZ5jSDK+pjql6aMQpX8SHLCOs1eAS/TbLBro=";
-      };
-      "3.11-aarch64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp311";
-        hash = "sha256-EZUvsCLuct6/U7Fp9EgvncXIkL4BSa6Yd5hks6IfG9M=";
-      };
-      "3.11-x86_64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp311";
-        hash = "sha256-EZUvsCLuct6/U7Fp9EgvncXIkL4BSa6Yd5hks6IfG9M=";
-      };
-      "3.12-x86_64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_x86_64.manylinux2014_x86_64";
-        dist = "cp312";
-        hash = "sha256-xgbATzVzQQQvpsdUd959IgT3rlCqKcL3SyTlTIX0f5Y=";
-      };
-      "3.12-aarch64-linux" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64";
-        dist = "cp312";
-        hash = "sha256-8gK4Th9oPWRnLdGXERRgCuLlw3NVhyhv+b+0MThfCOg=";
-      };
-      "3.12-aarch64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp312";
-        hash = "sha256-Hgd6SDm+Pq094/BbTCRCadyi3wf0fOoLkFRMfp3BZC8=";
-      };
-      "3.12-x86_64-darwin" = getSrcFromPypi {
-        platform = "macosx_10_15_universal2";
-        dist = "cp312";
-        hash = "sha256-Hgd6SDm+Pq094/BbTCRCadyi3wf0fOoLkFRMfp3BZC8=";
-      };
-    };
-in
-buildPythonPackage {
+buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "pulsar-client";
-  inherit version;
+  version = "3.7.0";
+  pyproject = true;
 
-  format = "wheel";
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "apache";
+    repo = "pulsar-client-python";
+    tag = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-M8Y72VgtPdM80AO9jRyyyOFW6wQ7dbKH33alLWcTLV8=";
+  };
 
-  src =
-    Srcs."${pythonVersion}-${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}"
-      or (throw "Unsupported '${pythonVersion}-${stdenv.hostPlatform.system}' target");
+  build-system = [
+    setuptools
+  ];
 
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Client for pulsar";
-    homepage = "https://pypi.org/project/pulsar-client/";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ fab ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    cmake
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libpulsar
+    pybind11
+  ];
+
+  preBuild = ''
+    make -j$NIX_BUILD_CORES
+    make install
+    cd ..
+  '';
+
+  dependencies = [ certifi ];
+
+  optional-dependencies = {
+    functions = [
+      # apache-bookkeeper-client
+      grpcio
+      prometheus-client
+      protobuf
+      ratelimit
+    ];
+    avro = [ fastavro ];
+    all = lib.flatten (lib.attrValues (lib.filterAttrs (n: v: n != "all") optional-dependencies));
+  };
+
+  nativeCheckInputs = [
+    unittestCheckHook
+  ] ++ optional-dependencies.all;
+
+  unittestFlagsArray = [
+    "-s"
+    "test"
+  ];
+
+  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pulsar" ];
+
+  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Apache Pulsar Python client library";
+    homepage = "https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/next/client-libraries-python/";
+    changelog = "https://github.com/apache/pulsar-client-python/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
+    license = lib.licenses.asl20;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ gaelreyrol ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 84407f37b1c3..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pulsar/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{
-  lib,
-  buildPythonPackage,
-  fetchFromGitHub,
-  pythonOlder,
-  cmake,
-  pkg-config,
-  libpulsar,
-  pybind11,
-  certifi,
-}:
-
-buildPythonPackage rec {
-  pname = "pulsar";
-  version = "3.6.1";
-  format = "setuptools";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "apache";
-    repo = "pulsar-client-python";
-    tag = "v${version}";
-    hash = "sha256-KdPLp0BmZnobU4F6tuMj2DY/ya4QHeGcM/eEAivoXNI=";
-  };
-
-  disabled = pythonOlder "3.7";
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    cmake
-    pkg-config
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    libpulsar
-    pybind11
-  ];
-
-  preBuild = ''
-    make -j$NIX_BUILD_CORES
-    make install
-    cd ..
-  '';
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [ certifi ];
-
-  # Requires to setup a cluster
-  doCheck = false;
-
-  pythonImportsCheck = [ "pulsar" ];
-
-  meta = with lib; {
-    description = "Apache Pulsar Python client library";
-    homepage = "https://pulsar.apache.org/docs/next/client-libraries-python/";
-    changelog = "https://github.com/apache/pulsar-client-python/releases/tag/${src.tag}";
-    license = licenses.asl20;
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ gaelreyrol ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 05f2aabc9234..42bc5b547ae8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11758,8 +11758,6 @@ self: super: with self; {
 
   pulp = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pulp { };
 
-  pulsar = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pulsar { };
-
   pulsar-client = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pulsar-client { };
 
   pulsectl = callPackage ../development/python-modules/pulsectl { };