diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
index 7a92ccb7270..0e75308ea8e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/perl-packages.nix
@@ -7683,11 +7683,11 @@ let self = _self // overrides; _self = with self; {
     postConfigure = ''
       cp lib/JSON/backportPP.pm{orig,}
     '';
-    buildInputs = [ TestPod ];
     meta = {
       description = "JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) encoder/decoder";
       license = with stdenv.lib.licenses; [ artistic1 gpl1Plus ];
     };
+    doCheck = false;
   };
 
   JSONAny = buildPerlPackage {