diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyreqwest/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyreqwest/default.nix
index 10b189757108..3d6fe0e9c825 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyreqwest/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyreqwest/default.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "pyreqwest" ];
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
+    cacert
     dirty-equals
     docker
     granian
@@ -57,12 +58,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
     yarl
   ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    # Without this tests fails with
-    #     unexpected error: No CA certificates were loaded from the system
-    export SSL_CERT_FILE="${cacert}/etc/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt"
-  '';
-
   disabledTestPaths = [
     # requires a running Docker daemon
     "tests/test_examples.py"