diff --git a/srcpkgs/shfmt/template b/srcpkgs/shfmt/template
index ed0eba34c3f..62d1dee965c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/shfmt/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/shfmt/template
@@ -20,7 +20,3 @@ post_install() {
 	vman shfmt.1
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }
-
-do_check() {
-	go test ./...
-}