diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix
index 9f2c457bc753..7c278d6e1be9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/pyprecice/default.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ numpy mpi4py precice ];
 
   doCheck = false; # Disable Test because everything depends on open mpi which requires network.
-  pythonImportChecks = [ "precice" ];
+  # Do not use pythonImportsCheck because this will also initialize mpi which requires a network interface
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Python language bindings for preCICE";