diff --git a/gnu/packages/check.scm b/gnu/packages/check.scm
index de4a978d97..8d99e67514 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/check.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/check.scm
@@ -1902,7 +1902,7 @@ statements in the module it tests.")
         (base32
          "150x679mrlgm1s4ym7irf9mnsjilqyaakss4spc4pbrzkl11agnh"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
-    ;; Further releases, up to 2.4.3, have failing unit tests. See:
+    ;; FIXME: Tests are failing since version 2.4.3, see:
     ;; https://github.com/PyCQA/pylint/issues/3198.
     (arguments '(#:tests? #f))
     (native-inputs
@@ -1946,7 +1946,7 @@ possible to write plugins to add your own checks.")
                  (base32
                   "02a89d8a47s7nfiv1ady3j0sg2sbyja3np145brarfp5x9qxz9x2"))))
              (arguments
-              `(,@(package-arguments pylint)
+              `(,@(strip-keyword-arguments '(#:tests?) (package-arguments pylint))
                 #:phases
                 (modify-phases %standard-phases
                   (replace 'check