diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix
index 0fc0f176ea4e..9d655d87f282 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/bottleneck/default.nix
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ buildPythonPackage (finalAttrs: {
   preCheck = "pushd $out";
   postCheck = "popd";
 
-  disabledTests = [ "test_make_c_files" ];
-
   pythonImportsCheck = [ "bottleneck" ];
 
   meta = {