diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
index 1ad2a42e46a..bcfcd239a3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/python-packages.nix
@@ -24838,6 +24838,9 @@ in {
       matplotlib
     ];
 
+    # fails due to trying to run CSS as test
+    doCheck = false;
+
     meta = {
       description = "Scientific reports with embedded python computations with reST, LaTeX or markdown";
       homepage = http://mpastell.com/pweave/ ;