diff --git a/srcpkgs/python3-async-timeout/template b/srcpkgs/python3-async-timeout/template
index 87807133623..297ff9e0bbc 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/python3-async-timeout/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/python3-async-timeout/template
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ build_style=python3-module
 pycompile_module="async_timeout"
 hostmakedepends="python3-setuptools"
 depends="python3"
-checkdepends="python3-pytest-cov python3-pytest-asyncio"
+checkdepends="python3-pytest-asyncio"
 short_desc="Timeout context manager for asyncio programs"
 maintainer="Michael Aldridge <maldridge@VoidLinux.eu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@ distfiles="https://github.com/aio-libs/async-timeout/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=d0a7a927ed6b922835e1b014dfcaa9982caccbb25131320582cc660af7c93949
 
 do_check() {
+	# don't enable coverage
+	sed -i '/addopts=/d' setup.cfg
+
 	python3 -m pytest
 }