diff --git a/srcpkgs/python-snappy/template b/srcpkgs/python-snappy/template
index 6e57312e02f..0e9f8d6fd65 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python-snappy/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python-snappy/template
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ revision=1
 build_style=python-module
 pycompile_module="snappy"
 hostmakedepends="python-setuptools python3-setuptools"
-checkdepends="python-nose2 python-cffi"
 makedepends="python-devel python3-devel snappy-devel"
-depends="python"
 short_desc="Python2 bindings for the snappy compression library from Google"
 maintainer="maxice8 <thinkabit.ukim@gmail.com>"
 license="BSD-3-Clause"
@@ -15,10 +13,6 @@ homepage="https://github.com/andrix/python-snappy"
 distfiles="${PYPI_SITE}/p/${pkgname}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=2ce83e44587adbc7239589048d660a92f899eb45af4e48e73092192a8b0f0789
 
-do_check() {
-	nosetest
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
@@ -26,7 +20,6 @@ post_install() {
 python3-snappy_package() {
 	pycompile_module="snappy"
 	short_desc="${pkgname/Python2/Python3}"
-	depends="python3"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/lib/python3*
 		vlicense LICENSE