diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/mitmproxy/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/mitmproxy/default.nix
index a9758e5fd47..53369baa01c 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/mitmproxy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/mitmproxy/default.nix
@@ -52,10 +52,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   doCheck = (!stdenv.isDarwin);
 
+  # examples.complex.xss_scanner doesn't import correctly with pytest5
   checkPhase = ''
     export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
     export LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8
-    pytest -k 'not test_find_unclaimed_URLs and not test_tcp'
+    pytest --ignore test/examples \
+      -k 'not test_find_unclaimed_URLs and not test_tcp'
   '';
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [