diff --git a/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix
index 84a8b98b6dfc..297802f59a92 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/h2/default.nix
@@ -13,11 +13,13 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-pS9jSiuInA0eULPOZK5cjwr9y5KDVY51blhZ9vs4z+g=";
   };
 
-  mvnParameters = "-f h2/pom.xml -DskipTests";
+  mvnParameters = "-f h2/pom.xml";
   mvnHash = "sha256-hUzE4F+RNCAfoY836pjrivf04xqN4m9SkiLXhmVzZRA=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
 
+  doCheck = false;
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/share/java
     install -Dm644 h2/target/h2-${version}.jar $out/share/java