diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-Mako/template b/srcpkgs/python3-Mako/template
index b9fd76af94b..3471982eec5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-Mako/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-Mako/template
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ wrksrc="Mako-${version}"
 build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3-setuptools python3-MarkupSafe"
-checkdepends="tox"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest $depends"
 short_desc="Hyperfast and lightweight templating for Python3"
 maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
 license="MIT"
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/M/Mako/Mako-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=8195c8c1400ceb53496064314c6736719c6f25e7479cd24c77be3d9361cddc27
 conflicts="python-Mako>=0"
 
-do_check() {
-	tox -e py27,py${py3_ver/./}
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }