diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix
index 398ccd8dd226..31e38d275587 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/simplejson/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
   lib,
-  stdenv,
   buildPythonPackage,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   pytestCheckHook,
@@ -23,8 +22,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
 
   nativeCheckInputs = [ pytestCheckHook ];
 
-  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "simplejson" ];
 
   meta = with lib; {