diff --git a/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/highlight.nix b/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/highlight.nix
index bb529570f7ce..99a25c1bd993 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/highlight.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/highlight.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage (finalAttrs: {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.cc.isClang [ rustPlatform.bindgenHook ];
 
+  # there are no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/net.nix b/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/net.nix
index 9eb9613cc854..17994aaaa15d 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/net.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/nushell/plugins/net.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ rustPlatform.bindgenHook ];
 
+  # there are no tests
+  doCheck = false;
+
   passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
 
   meta = with lib; {