diff --git a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
index 34b63cef0ab..e3a3b92bcbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/haskell-modules/configuration-common.nix
@@ -786,8 +786,6 @@ self: super: {
 
   # Byte-compile elisp code for Emacs.
   hindent = overrideCabal super.hindent (drv: {
-    # https://github.com/chrisdone/hindent/issues/166
-    doCheck = false;
     executableToolDepends = drv.executableToolDepends or [] ++ [pkgs.emacs];
     postInstall = ''
       local lispdir=( "$out/share/"*"-${self.ghc.name}/${drv.pname}-${drv.version}/elisp" )