diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/magic-wormhole-rs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/magic-wormhole-rs/default.nix
index 48173f4dbe06..6437ea2a53ce 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/magic-wormhole-rs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/magic-wormhole-rs/default.nix
@@ -22,9 +22,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ installShellFiles ];
 
-  # all tests involve networking and are bound fail
-  doCheck = false;
-
   postInstall = lib.optionalString (stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) ''
     installShellCompletion --cmd wormhole-rs \
       --bash <($out/bin/wormhole-rs completion bash) \