diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/build.patch b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/build.patch
index ff81c5d1e86c..5b570bf72062 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/build.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/build.patch
@@ -2,15 +2,6 @@ diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
 index 7a09b2f..94c5aa6 100644
 --- a/setup.py
 +++ b/setup.py
-@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ setup(
-     ],
-     namespace_packages=[],
-     install_requires=[
--        'absl-py>=0.9,<0.13',
-+        'absl-py>=0.9',
-         'googleapis-common-protos>=1.52.0,<2',
-         'protobuf>=3.13,<4',
-     ],
 @@ -137,8 +137,5 @@ setup(
      long_description_content_type='text/markdown',
      keywords='tensorflow metadata tfx',
diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix
index 8839c2cddaab..b39f1211d0ca 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/tensorflow-metadata/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , buildPythonPackage
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , googleapis-common-protos
+, protobuf
 , lib
 }:
 
@@ -31,8 +32,12 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
     absl-py
     googleapis-common-protos
+    protobuf
   ];
 
+  # has no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [
     "tensorflow_metadata"
   ];