diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix
index 3e2387efc3da..1009f856611f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/graphql-core/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   poetry-core,
-  pytest-benchmark,
   pytest-describe,
   pytest-asyncio,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -24,6 +23,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace pyproject.toml \
       --replace-fail ', "setuptools>=59,<81"' ""
+
+    # avoid big pytest-benchmark dependency
+    substituteInPlace setup.cfg \
+      --replace-fail "addopts = --benchmark-disable" ""
   '';
 
   build-system = [
@@ -32,12 +35,13 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [
     pytest-asyncio
-    pytest-benchmark
     pytest-describe
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  pytestFlags = [ "--benchmark-disable" ];
+  disabledTestPaths = [
+    "tests/benchmarks"
+  ];
 
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "graphql" ];