diff --git a/srcpkgs/ifupdown/template b/srcpkgs/ifupdown/template
index aa22463991a..c2bbdc6d8cd 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/ifupdown/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/ifupdown/template
@@ -39,7 +39,3 @@ post_install() {
 	vmkdir etc/runit/core-services
 	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/15-ifupdown.sh 0644 etc/runit/core-services
 }
-
-do_check() {
-	make check
-}