diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools_scm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools_scm/default.nix
index 1ef7d6693d82..b423ac9b15b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools_scm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/setuptools_scm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pip }:
+{ stdenv, buildPythonPackage, fetchPypi, pip, pytest }:
 
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "setuptools_scm";
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     sha256 = "26b8a108783cd88f4b15ff1f0f347d6b476db25d0c226159b835d713f9487320";
   };
 
+  # Requires pytest, circular dependency
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://bitbucket.org/pypa/setuptools_scm/;
     description = "Handles managing your python package versions in scm metadata";