diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
index cc54714fc82d..eaa4d0067dcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/sphinx/default.nix
@@ -133,12 +133,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "tests/test_build_linkcheck.py"
   ];
 
-  disabledTestPaths = [
-    # flaky test under load:
-    # (           index: line    2) broken    http://localhost:7777/#top - HTTPConnectionPool(host='localhost', port=7777): Read timed out. (read timeout=0.05)
-    "tests/test_build_linkcheck.py"
-  ];
-
   meta = {
     description = "Python documentation generator";
     longDescription = ''