diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykakasi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykakasi/default.nix
index c2555281a6b0..55af4374ad8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykakasi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pykakasi/default.nix
@@ -41,14 +41,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ];
 
   disabledTests = [
-    # We don't care about benchmarks
-    "test_benchmark"
-    "pytest_benchmark_update_machine_info"
-    "pytest_benchmark_update_json"
     # Assertion error
     "test_aozora"
   ];
 
+  pytestFlagsArray = [ "--benchmark-disable" ];
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pykakasi" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {