diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/pr/prek/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/pr/prek/package.nix
index ccdcc12f943c..66b5cf72aebd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/pr/prek/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/pr/prek/package.nix
@@ -34,161 +34,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
     uv
   ];
 
-  preCheck = ''
-    export TEMP="$(mktemp -d)"
-    export TMP=$TEMP
-    export TMPDIR=$TEMP
-    export PREK_INTERNAL__TEST_DIR=$TEMP
-
-    export UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT="$(mktemp -d)"
-    cleanup() {
-        rm -rf "$UV_PROJECT_ENVIRONMENT"
-        rm -rf "$TEMP"
-    }
-    trap cleanup EXIT
-  '';
-
-  __darwinAllowLocalNetworking = true;
-  useNextest = true;
-
-  # some python tests use uv, which in turn needs python
-  env = {
-    UV_PYTHON = "${python312}/bin/python";
-    UV_NO_MANAGED_PYTHON = true;
-    UV_SYSTEM_PYTHON = true;
-  };
-
-  cargoTestFlags = [ "--no-fail-fast" ];
-
-  checkFlags =
-    lib.concatMap
-      (t: [
-        "--skip"
-        "${t}"
-      ])
-      [
-        # these tests require internet access
-        "check_added_large_files_hook"
-        "check_json_hook"
-        "end_of_file_fixer_hook"
-        "mixed_line_ending_hook"
-        "install_hooks_only"
-        "install_with_hooks"
-        "golang"
-        "node"
-        "script"
-        "check_useless_excludes_remote"
-        "run_worktree"
-        "try_repo_relative_path"
-        "languages::tests::test_native_tls"
-        "rust::additional_dependencies_cli"
-        "rust::rustup_installer"
-        "rust::remote_hooks"
-        "rust::remote_hooks_with_lib_deps"
-        "unsupported::unsupported_language"
-        "remote_hook_non_workspace"
-        "bun::additional_dependencies"
-        "bun::basic_bun"
-        # "meta_hooks"
-        "reuse_env"
-        "docker::docker"
-        "docker::workspace_docker"
-        "docker_image::docker_image"
-        "pygrep::basic_case_sensitive"
-        "pygrep::case_insensitive"
-        "pygrep::case_insensitive_multiline"
-        "pygrep::complex_regex_patterns"
-        "pygrep::invalid_args"
-        "pygrep::invalid_regex"
-        "pygrep::multiline_mode"
-        "pygrep::negate_mode"
-        "pygrep::negate_multiline_mode"
-        "pygrep::pattern_not_found"
-        "pygrep::python_regex_quirks"
-        "python::additional_dependencies"
-        "python::can_not_download"
-        "python::hook_stderr"
-        "python::language_version"
-        "ruby::additional_gem_dependencies"
-        "ruby::environment_isolation"
-        "ruby::gemspec_workflow"
-        "ruby::language_version_default"
-        "ruby::local_hook_with_gemspec"
-        "ruby::native_gem_dependency"
-        "ruby::native_gem_dependency"
-        "ruby::process_files"
-        "ruby::specific_ruby_available"
-        "ruby::specific_ruby_unavailable"
-        "ruby::system_ruby"
-        # can't checkout pre-commit-hooks
-        "cjk_hook_name"
-        "fail_fast"
-        "file_types"
-        "files_and_exclude"
-        "git_commit_a"
-        "log_file"
-        "merge_conflicts"
-        "pass_env_vars"
-        "restore_on_interrupt"
-        "run_basic"
-        "run_last_commit"
-        "same_repo"
-        "skips"
-        "staged_files_only"
-        "subdirectory"
-        "check_yaml_hook"
-        "check_yaml_multiple_document"
-        "builtin_hooks_workspace_mode"
-        "fix_byte_order_marker_hook"
-        "fix_byte_order_marker"
-        "check_merge_conflict_hook"
-        "check_merge_conflict_without_assume_flag"
-        "check_symlinks_hook_unix"
-        "check_xml_hook"
-        "check_xml_with_features"
-        "detect_private_key_hook"
-        "no_commit_to_branch_hook"
-        "no_commit_to_branch_hook_with_custom_branches"
-        "no_commit_to_branch_hook_with_patterns"
-        "check_executables_have_shebangs_various_cases"
-        "check_executables_have_shebangs_hook"
-        "cache_gc_removes_unreferenced_entries"
-        # does not properly use TMP
-        "hook_impl"
-        # problems with environment
-        "try_repo_specific_hook"
-        "try_repo_specific_rev"
-        # lua path is hardcoded
-        "lua::additional_dependencies"
-        "lua::health_check"
-        "lua::hook_stderr"
-        "lua::lua_environment"
-        "lua::remote_hook"
-        # error message differs
-        "run_in_non_git_repo"
-        # depends on locale
-        "init_nonexistent_repo"
-        # https://github.com/astral-sh/uv/issues/8635
-        "alternate_config_file"
-        "basic_discovery"
-        "cache_gc_keeps_local_hook_env"
-        "color"
-        "cookiecutter_template_directories_are_skipped"
-        "empty_entry"
-        "git_dir_respected"
-        "git_env_vars_not_leaked_to_pip_install"
-        "gitignore_respected"
-        "invalid_entry"
-        "local_python_hook"
-        "orphan_projects"
-        "run_with_selectors"
-        "run_with_stdin_closed"
-        "show_diff_on_failure"
-        "submodule_discovery"
-        "workspace_install_hooks"
-        # We don't have git info; we run versionCheckHook instead
-        "version_info"
-      ];
+  # many tests just do not work, as they require network access
+  # best to disable all, as the upstream already tests everything
+  doCheck = false;
 
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd prek \