diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
index 5cad350f4982..a454a73384b5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/zoxide/default.nix
@@ -5,13 +5,6 @@
 , withFzf ? true
 , fzf
 , libiconv
-  # checkInputs
-, fish
-, powershell
-, shellcheck
-, shfmt
-, xonsh
-, zsh
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -27,23 +20,6 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ libiconv ];
 
-  # tests are broken on darwin
-  doCheck = !stdenv.isDarwin;
-
-  # fish needs a writable HOME for whatever reason
-  preCheck = ''
-    export HOME=$(mktemp -d)
-  '';
-
-  checkInputs = [
-    fish
-    powershell
-    shellcheck
-    shfmt
-    xonsh
-    zsh
-  ];
-
   postPatch = lib.optionalString withFzf ''
     substituteInPlace src/fzf.rs \
       --replace '"fzf"' '"${fzf}/bin/fzf"'