diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-build/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-build/default.nix
index b0300744b5c..91fa26ef44d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-build/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/scikit-build/default.nix
@@ -17,13 +17,14 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ wheel setuptools packaging ];
   checkInputs = [ 
-    cmake ninja cython codecov coverage six virtualenv pathpy
+    cmake ninja cython codecov coverage six pathpy
     pytest pytestcov pytest-mock pytest-virtualenv pytestrunner
     requests flake8
   ];
 
   disabledTests = lib.concatMapStringsSep " and " (s: "not " + s) ([
     "test_hello_develop" # tries setuptools develop install
+    "test_source_distribution" # pip has no way to install missing dependencies
     "test_wheel" # pip has no way to install missing dependencies
     "test_fortran_compiler" # passes if gfortran is available
     "test_install_command" # tries to alter out path