diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix
index 8a61546e2139..cdc1f019b903 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/glyphsets/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   preCheck = ''
     export PATH="$out/bin:$PATH"
   '';
+  disabledTests = [
+    # This "test" just tries to connect to PyPI and look for newer releases. Not needed.
+    "test_dependencies"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Google Fonts glyph set metadata";