diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/universal-ctags/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/universal-ctags/default.nix
index 19ea9c4787ce..51ea6302743a 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/universal-ctags/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/universal-ctags/default.nix
@@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   doCheck = true;
 
-  checkFlags = [ "units" ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A maintained ctags implementation";
     homepage = "https://ctags.io/";