diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
index 36ddd4d95b34..45c8627be5df 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/rq/default.nix
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     "rq"
   ];
 
+  disabledTests = [
+    # AttributeError
+    "test_clean_large_registry"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Library for creating background jobs and processing them";
     homepage = "https://github.com/nvie/rq/";