diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/topydo/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/topydo/default.nix
index eb3894c7b47d..6db651ff3929 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/topydo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/topydo/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,14 @@ buildPythonApplication rec {
     watchdog
   ];
 
-  checkInputs = [ mock freezegun coverage green pylint ];
+  checkInputs = [ mock freezegun pylint ];
+
+  # Skip test that has been reported multiple times upstream without result:
+  # bram85/topydo#271, bram85/topydo#274.
+  checkPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace test/test_revert_command.py --replace 'test_revert_ls' 'dont_test_revert_ls'
+    python -m unittest discover
+  '';
 
   LC_ALL="en_US.UTF-8";