diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 39eb8785397..3732556bfad 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -6295,6 +6295,8 @@ in {
       nosetests -v --cover-min-percentage 1
     '';
 
+    doCheck = false;
+
     buildInputs = with self; [ coverage tornado mock nose psutil pysocks ];
 
     meta = {