diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-mpl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-mpl/default.nix
index 2d146e01b3b4..23fe31faae48 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-mpl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pytest-mpl/default.nix
@@ -47,11 +47,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   # https://github.com/matplotlib/pytest-mpl/pull/9
   # https://github.com/matplotlib/pytest-mpl/issues/225
   preCheck = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-    mkdir -p $HOME/.config/matplotlib
-    echo "backend: ps" > $HOME/.config/matplotlib/matplotlibrc
-    ln -s $HOME/.config/matplotlib $HOME/.matplotlib
-
     substituteInPlace pytest_mpl/plugin.py \
       --replace-fail "DEFAULT_TOLERANCE = 2" "DEFAULT_TOLERANCE = 10"
     substituteInPlace tests/test_pytest_mpl.py \