diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-cheetah3/template b/srcpkgs/python3-cheetah3/template
index b7494ec418d..4cc72a69f99 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-cheetah3/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-cheetah3/template
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ build_style=python3-module
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 makedepends="python3-devel"
 depends="python3"
-checkdepends="tox python3-setuptools python3-Markdown python3-Pygments"
+checkdepends="python3-Markdown python3-Pygments"
 short_desc="Python-powered template engine and code generator"
 maintainer="Piotr Wójcik <chocimier@tlen.pl>"
 license="MIT"
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ checksum=f1c2b693cdcac2ded2823d363f8459ae785261e61c128d68464c8781dba0466b
 conflicts="python-cheetah>=0"
 
 do_check() {
-	tox -e py${py3_ver/./}
+	cp build/lib*/Cheetah/*.so Cheetah
+	PATH="./bin:${PATH}" PYTHONPATH="." python3 Cheetah/Tests/Test.py
 }
 
 post_install() {