diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycaption/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycaption/default.nix
index ad1c7c1cec50..e1e1e37f0c65 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycaption/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pycaption/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     changelog = "https://github.com/pbs/pycaption/blob/${version}/docs/changelog.rst";
     description = "Closed caption converter";