diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix
index 2cf2b5602511..24932e6b44e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/home-assistant-chip-core/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   ]
   ++ home-assistant-chip-wheels.propagatedBuildInputs;
 
+  # only used for testing purposes, unsafe to use in production
+  pythonRemoveDeps = [ "ecdsa" ];
+
   pythonNamespaces = [
     "chip"
     "chip.clusters"