diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/frozendict/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/frozendict/default.nix
index 4ec8eff70c6..94d42206d63 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/frozendict/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/frozendict/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "0ibf1wipidz57giy53dh7mh68f2hz38x8f4wdq88mvxj5pr7jhbp";
   };
 
+  # frozendict does not come with tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://github.com/slezica/python-frozendict;
     description = "An immutable dictionary";