diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer/CIRCexplorer-1.1.10-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer/CIRCexplorer-1.1.10-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 74c81729200e..e81ed19b8e87 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer/CIRCexplorer-1.1.10-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer/CIRCexplorer-1.1.10-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ dependencies = [
     ('pybedtools', '0.7.10', versionsuffix),
 ]
 
+use_pip = True
+sanity_pip_check = True
+
 # requests, certifi, urllib3, chardet, docopt
 exts_list = [
     ('docopt', '0.6.2', {
@@ -34,6 +37,4 @@ sanity_check_paths = {
     'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
 }
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer2/CIRCexplorer2-2.3.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer2/CIRCexplorer2-2.3.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 18103c12dc15..39dddae5552f 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer2/CIRCexplorer2-2.3.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/c/CIRCexplorer2/CIRCexplorer2-2.3.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ dependencies = [
     ('pybedtools', '0.7.10', versionsuffix),
 ]
 
+use_pip = True
+sanity_pip_check = True
+
 exts_list = [
     ('certifi', '2017.11.5', {
         'checksums': ['5ec74291ca1136b40f0379e1128ff80e866597e4e2c1e755739a913bbc3613c0'],
@@ -49,6 +52,4 @@ sanity_check_paths = {
     'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
 }
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/earthengine-api/earthengine-api-0.1.143-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/earthengine-api/earthengine-api-0.1.143-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 3ac92bfd89da..a6f73dfe6f02 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/earthengine-api/earthengine-api-0.1.143-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/e/earthengine-api/earthengine-api-0.1.143-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@ toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2018a'}
 
 dependencies = [('Python', '2.7.14')]
 
-# let sanity check fail when auto-downloaded dependencies are detected when installing extensions
+use_pip = True
+sanity_pip_check = True
+
 exts_list = [
     ('rsa', '3.4.2', {
         'checksums': ['25df4e10c263fb88b5ace923dd84bf9aa7f5019687b5e55382ffcdb8bede9db5'],
@@ -68,6 +70,4 @@ sanity_check_paths = {
     'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'],
 }
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
 moduleclass = 'geo'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fullrmc/fullrmc-3.2.0-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fullrmc/fullrmc-3.2.0-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 1edca96433d6..ea2983e10c6e 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fullrmc/fullrmc-3.2.0-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/f/fullrmc/fullrmc-3.2.0-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ dependencies = [
     ('VMD', '1.9.3', versionsuffix),
 ]
 
+use_pip = True
+sanity_pip_check = True
+
 exts_list = [
     ('pylocker', '0.0.4', {
         'checksums': ['482032ef2a66dfa1c285ec021260a8f46372051bdb7e8e73eb7d4da24d554c2b'],
@@ -40,13 +43,4 @@ exts_list = [
     }),
 ]
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': [('lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages', 'lib64/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages')],
-}
-
-modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'phys'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GenomeWorks/GenomeWorks-2021.02.2-fosscuda-2020b.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GenomeWorks/GenomeWorks-2021.02.2-fosscuda-2020b.eb
index 280fb4af01f0..aca611d24228 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GenomeWorks/GenomeWorks-2021.02.2-fosscuda-2020b.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/GenomeWorks/GenomeWorks-2021.02.2-fosscuda-2020b.eb
@@ -92,6 +92,4 @@ sanity_check_commands = [
     "python -c 'import genomeworks'",
 ]
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
 moduleclass = 'bio'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gensim/gensim-0.13.2-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gensim/gensim-0.13.2-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
index 63fe4e469486..718148ec3303 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gensim/gensim-0.13.2-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/g/gensim/gensim-0.13.2-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
@@ -15,13 +15,23 @@ dependencies = [
     ('requests', '2.10.0', '-Python-%(pyver)s'),
 ]
 
+use_pip = False
+
 exts_list = [
-    ('boto', '2.42.0'),
-    ('bz2file', '0.98'),
-    ('smart_open', '1.3.4'),
-    (name, version),
+    ('boto', '2.42.0', {
+        'checksums': ['dcf140d4ce535bb8f5266d1750c16def4d50f6c46eff27fab38b55d0d74d5ac7'],
+    }),
+    ('bz2file', '0.98', {
+        'checksums': ['64c1f811e31556ba9931953c8ec7b397488726c63e09a4c67004f43bdd28da88'],
+    }),
+    ('smart_open', '1.3.4', {
+        'checksums': ['f38f87af7d2361a41a030e1ed56c7904a920b9c78e8cb2c07156b984b424e877'],
+    }),
+    (name, version, {
+        'checksums': ['3671d2f35d71e2bb811f5e80b10092f3e4497e52e09bf7a29ea4d0b681e14c9d'],
+    }),
 ]
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages']}
+sanity_pip_check = False
 
 moduleclass = 'lib'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
index afceaf85fccc..13758e409741 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ description = """PyQt is a set of Python v2 and v3 bindings for Digia's Qt appli
 
 toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016a'}
 
-sources = ['%(name)s-x11-gpl-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 source_urls = ['http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-%(version)s']
+sources = ['%(name)s-x11-gpl-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['fc1fe77495432ba3b0d74ff5cb164d375a97f5dddb728256330f615a7cdcf407']
 
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '2.7.11'),
@@ -27,11 +28,4 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files"
 
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s%(version_major)s'}
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s%(version_major)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
index a3cbafa68a8a..2813f68bed27 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.11.4-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
@@ -12,8 +12,9 @@ description = """PyQt is a set of Python v2 and v3 bindings for Digia's Qt appli
 
 toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016b'}
 
-sources = ['%(name)s-x11-gpl-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 source_urls = ['http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-%(version)s']
+sources = ['%(name)s-x11-gpl-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['fc1fe77495432ba3b0d74ff5cb164d375a97f5dddb728256330f615a7cdcf407']
 
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '2.7.12'),
@@ -27,11 +28,4 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files"
 
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s%(version_major)s'}
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s%(version_major)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-foss-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-foss-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
index 52a8b8d0db03..5ed063a668c2 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-foss-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-foss-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ toolchain = {'name': 'foss', 'version': '2016b'}
 
 source_urls = ['http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-%(version)s']
 sources = ['PyQt4_gpl_x11-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['3c1d4b55314adb3e1132de8fc2a92eed216d37e58aceed41294dbca210ca88db']
 
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '2.7.12'),
@@ -27,11 +28,4 @@ configopts += " --sipdir=%(installdir)s/share/sip/PyQt%(version_major)s"
 
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s%(version_major)s'}
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s%(version_major)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
index 95b12ce51108..67804711ee40 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2016b'}
 
 source_urls = ['http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-%(version)s']
 sources = ['PyQt4_gpl_x11-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['3c1d4b55314adb3e1132de8fc2a92eed216d37e58aceed41294dbca210ca88db']
 
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '2.7.12'),
@@ -27,11 +28,4 @@ configopts += " --sipdir=%(installdir)s/share/sip/PyQt%(version_major)s"
 
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s%(version_major)s'}
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s%(version_major)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb
index 12cb80c0d580..fe70e1f9b17a 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ toolchain = {'name': 'intel', 'version': '2017a'}
 
 source_urls = ['http://sourceforge.net/projects/pyqt/files/PyQt4/PyQt-%(version)s']
 sources = ['PyQt4_gpl_x11-%(version)s.tar.gz']
+checksums = ['3c1d4b55314adb3e1132de8fc2a92eed216d37e58aceed41294dbca210ca88db']
 
 dependencies = [
     ('Python', '2.7.13'),
@@ -27,11 +28,4 @@ configopts += " --sipdir=%(installdir)s/share/sip/PyQt%(version_major)s"
 
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s%(version_major)s'}
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s%(version_major)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12.1-foss-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12.1-foss-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 5190ef837602..0ecf54504857 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12.1-foss-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt/PyQt-4.12.1-foss-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -28,11 +28,4 @@ configopts += " --sipdir=%(installdir)s/share/sip/PyQt%(version_major)s"
 
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s%(version_major)s'}
 
-modextrapaths = {'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages'}
-
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s%(version_major)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
index 4328362b5dc5..288e1fe2c34c 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7-foss-2016a-Python-2.7.11.eb
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7.1-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7.1-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
index 939bc696b962..2f1249400137 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7.1-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.7.1-intel-2016b-Python-2.7.12.eb
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.8.2-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.8.2-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb
index 5c53b2c61f5d..a30e70dbb4f4 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.8.2-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.8.2-intel-2017a-Python-2.7.13.eb
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
index d329deb2c575..cb570c20f642 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb
index a23ed85fb844..e6b8b5845017 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-foss-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 5ed59a740bb5..509877504002 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2017b-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
index 68fd5bf4ffd3..8536df8048c9 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-2.7.14.eb
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'
diff --git a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb
index f2da09595cee..966d8b141826 100644
--- a/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb
+++ b/easybuild/easyconfigs/p/PyQt5/PyQt5-5.9.2-intel-2018a-Python-3.6.4.eb
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ sources = ['%(name)s_gpl-%(version)s.tar.gz']
 checksums = ['c190dac598c97b0113ca5e7a37c71c623f02d1d713088addfacac4acfa4b8394']
 
 dependencies = [
-    ('Python', '3.6.4'),
+    ('Python', '3.6.4', '', ('%(toolchain_name)s', '%(toolchain_version)s')),  # Avoid using IIMKL
     ('SIP', '4.19.8', versionsuffix),
     ('Qt5', '5.10.1'),
 ]
@@ -28,13 +28,7 @@ configopts += " --no-sip-files --no-stubs "
 options = {'modulename': '%(name)s'}
 
 modextrapaths = {
-    'PYTHONPATH': 'lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages',
     'QT_PLUGIN_PATH': 'plugins',
 }
 
-sanity_check_paths = {
-    'files': [],
-    'dirs': ['lib/python%(pyshortver)s/site-packages/%(name)s'],
-}
-
 moduleclass = 'vis'