diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 34f50dd2f63..3d2c6efe01d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -11308,7 +11308,7 @@ let
 
     # tests take a long time to run and leave threads hanging
     doCheck = false;
-    ZOOKEEPER_PATH = "${pkgs.zookeeper}";
+    #ZOOKEEPER_PATH = "${pkgs.zookeeper}";
 
     meta = with stdenv.lib; {
       homepage = "https://kazoo.readthedocs.org";