diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-pyxattr/template b/srcpkgs/python3-pyxattr/template
index 170239f5f3d..f7f075a7a3e 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-pyxattr/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-pyxattr/template
@@ -14,7 +14,3 @@ license="LGPL-2.1-or-later"
 homepage="http://pyxattr.k1024.org/"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/pyxattr/pyxattr-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=68477027e6d3310669f98aaef15393bfcd9b2823d7a7f00a6f1d91a3c971ae64
-
-do_check() {
-	PYTHONPATH=$(cd build/lib* && pwd) python3 -m pytest
-}