diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix
index a02e7ee4c5f..a66694dc477 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/numpy/default.nix
@@ -60,10 +60,9 @@ in buildPythonPackage rec {
     inherit blasImplementation cfg;
   };
 
-  # Disable two tests
-  # - test_f2py: f2py isn't yet on path.
+  # Disable test
   # - test_large_file_support: takes a long time and can cause the machine to run out of disk space
-  NOSE_EXCLUDE="test_f2py,test_large_file_support";
+  NOSE_EXCLUDE="test_large_file_support";
 
   meta = {
     description = "Scientific tools for Python";