diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-axolotl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-axolotl/default.nix
index 29fc45f31ac2..299a18871995 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-axolotl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/python-axolotl/default.nix
@@ -10,8 +10,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   };
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ cryptography python-axolotl-curve25519 protobuf ];
-  # IV == 0 in tests is not supported by pycryptodome (our pycrypto drop-in)
-  doCheck = false;
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = https://github.com/tgalal/python-axolotl;