diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/re/remarshal_0_17/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/re/remarshal_0_17/package.nix
index 1a178a236e0e..6dfeddad0fbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/re/remarshal_0_17/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/re/remarshal_0_17/package.nix
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ pythonPackages.buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pythonPackages.pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  passthru.updateScript = throw "This package is pinned to 0.17.1 for YAML 1.1 support";
+  # nixpkgs-update: no auto update
 
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/remarshal-project/remarshal/releases/tag/v${version}";