diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix
index 8928cafa74e..dbc6dc97ef2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/ipfs/default.nix
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ buildGoModule rec {
 
   vendorSha256 = null;
 
-  doCheck = false;
-
   postInstall = ''
     install -D misc/systemd/ipfs.service $out/etc/systemd/system/ipfs.service
     install -D misc/systemd/ipfs-api.socket $out/etc/systemd/system/ipfs-api.socket