diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pychromecast/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pychromecast/default.nix
index 83a9c95bf63..fecf3f09ca7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pychromecast/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pychromecast/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ requests zeroconf protobuf casttube ];
 
+  # no tests available
+  doCheck = false;
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pychromecast" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {