diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index e97905a..f29d351 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
           };
           VERSIONEER_OVERRIDE = version;
           inherit (pkgs.python3Packages.pygit2) SSL_CERT_FILE;
-          doCheck = false; # currently breaks with ad9910 driver
+          doCheck = false; # tests only pass for the latest stable ARTIQ version
           propagatedBuildInputs = [ artiq.packages.x86_64-linux.artiq artiq.inputs.sipyco.packages.x86_64-linux.sipyco ]
             ++ (with pkgs.python3Packages; [ numpy scipy pyvcd natsort pygit2 matplotlib graphviz h5py networkx sortedcontainers ]);
           checkInputs = [ pkgs.python3Packages.pytestCheckHook ];