diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whirlpool-sixth-sense/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whirlpool-sixth-sense/default.nix
index 7f0b61b37510..5f745a521002 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/whirlpool-sixth-sense/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/whirlpool-sixth-sense/default.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     owner = "abmantis";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
-    sha256 = "0b7bqg4h9q9rk3hv2im903xn7jgfyf36kcv31v96ap75yrvip6wa";
+    hash = "sha256-M7V+JgbaFxrijaP8znZv8tOoHGVlQmTJIdiBXK6g8LM=";
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
+  # https://github.com/abmantis/whirlpool-sixth-sense/issues/15
+  doCheck = false;
+
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "whirlpool" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {