diff --git a/srcpkgs/sbctl/template b/srcpkgs/sbctl/template
index e52e17e6b41..7a03d3bda81 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/sbctl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/sbctl/template
@@ -18,10 +18,6 @@ checksum=500e8647041b9be193cf573a99b2c5b2956f11565b1aa961d62aa1666689b977
 make_dirs="/var/lib/sbctl 0700 root root"
 export GOFLAGS="-buildmode=pie"
 
-do_check() {
-	go test -v ./...
-}
-
 post_install() {
 	make man
 	vman docs/sbctl.8