diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index ef5431d43b0..bae0cffcba4 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -14943,8 +14943,8 @@ in modules // {
       sha256 = "a6501963c725fc2554dabfece8ae9a8fb5e149c0ac0a42fd2b02c5c1c57fc114";
     };
 
-    # some weird errors with paths
-    # doCheck = !isPy3k;
+    # Circular dependency on pytest
+    doCheck = false;
 
     meta = {
       description = "Library with cross-python path, ini-parsing, io, code, log facilities";