diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
index 4621fe8f1567..a923d73c03e4 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , utillinux
 , boto
 , setuptools
-, mock
 }:
 
 buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -22,8 +21,6 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     sha256 = "0hlzcrf6yhzan25f4wzy1vbncak9whhqzrzza026ly3sq0smmjpg";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ mock ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     for file in $(find google_compute_engine -type f); do
       substituteInPlace "$file" \
@@ -48,6 +45,8 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ boto setuptools ];
 
+  doCheck = false;
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Google Compute Engine tools and services";
     homepage = "https://github.com/GoogleCloudPlatform/compute-image-packages";