diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix
index 4cc8574c842..231cb4f1d41 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/i3ipc/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchFromGitHub
-, xorgserver, pytest, pytest-xvfb, pytest-asyncio, i3, python, xlib, xdpyinfo
+, xorgserver, pytest, pytest-xvfb, i3, python, xlib, xdpyinfo
 , makeFontsConf, coreutils
 }:
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     fontDirectories = [ ];
   };
   FONTCONFIG_FILE = fontsConf; # Fontconfig error: Cannot load default config file
-  checkInputs = [ pytest xdpyinfo pytest-asyncio pytest-xvfb xorgserver i3 ];
+  checkInputs = [ pytest xdpyinfo pytest-xvfb xorgserver i3 ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace test/i3.config \