diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix
index e754bf5d4a7..a89596828f6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/linode-api/default.nix
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "linode-api";
-  version = "4.1.1b2";
+  version = "4.1.1b2"; # NOTE: this is a beta, and the API may change in future versions.
   name = "${pname}-${version}";
 
   disabled = (pythonOlder "2.7");
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sed -i -e '/"enum34",/d' setup.py
   '');
 
+  doCheck = false; # This library does not have any tests at this point.
+
   src = fetchPypi {
     inherit pname version;
     sha256 = "1lfqsll3wv1wzn98ymmcbw0yawj8ab3mxniws6kaxf99jd4a0xp4";