diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/elm-json.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/elm-json.nix
index 299e887ecff..44d300d254b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/elm-json.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/elm/packages/elm-json.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
 
   cargoSha256 = "0ylniriq073kpiykamkn9mxdaa6kyiza4pvf7gnfq2h1dvbqa6z7";
-  verifyCargoDeps = true;
 
   # Tests perform networking and therefore can't work in sandbox
   doCheck = false;