diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release-python.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release-python.nix
index 06f235b3606c..5bce39ba5e0e 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release-python.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release-python.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ let
   );
 
   jobs = {
-    lib-tests = import ../../lib/tests/release.nix { inherit pkgs; };
+    # for pkgs.formats tests, which rely on remarshal
     pkgs-lib-tests = import ../pkgs-lib/tests { inherit pkgs; };
 
     tested = pkgs.releaseTools.aggregate {