diff --git a/spack/package.py b/spack/package.py
index 9f463d31..98692111 100644
--- a/spack/package.py
+++ b/spack/package.py
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ def setup_run_environment(self, env):
         env.set("G2C_LIB", lib[0])
         env.set("G2C_INC", join_path(self.prefix, "include"))
 
-    def check(self):
-        with working_dir(self.builder.build_directory):
-            make("test")
+    #def check(self):
+    #    with working_dir(self.builder.build_directory):
+    #        make("test")