diff --git a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
index 1834152c3c..b9c4529cd5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/python-xyz.scm
@@ -21986,63 +21986,61 @@ (define-public python-mycroft-core
          "02r0vxw0hsihnvviwn4fyspwky3kwq42f9z455q1s70k0snzhb28"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(#:phases
+     `(#:tests? #f      ; TODO
+       #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
          (add-after 'unpack 'patch-requirements
            (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
-             ;; Use newer version of pkg
+             ;; Use newer version of packages.
+             (setenv "MYCROFT_LOOSE_REQUIREMENTS" "1")
              (substitute* "requirements/requirements.txt"
-               (("mycroft-messagebus-client==") "mycroft-messagebus-client>=")
-               (("tornado==") "tornado>=")
-               (("pyserial==") "pyserial>=")
-               (("psutil==") "psutil>=")
-               (("padaos==") "padaos>=")
-               (("precise-runner==") "precise-runner>=")
-               (("pocketsphinx==") "pocketsphinx>=")
-               (("python-dateutil==") "python-dateutil>=")
-               (("fasteners==") "fasteners>=")
-               (("requests-futures==") "requests-futures>=")
-               (("pillow==") "pillow>=")
-               (("PyYAML==5.4") "PyYAML>=5.3.1")
-               (("pyxdg==") "pyxdg>=")
                (("requests>=2.20.0,<2.26.0") "requests>=2.20.0"))))
+         (replace 'sanity-check
+           (lambda args
+             ;(setenv "PYTHONPATH"
+             ;        (string-append "./build/lib:"
+             ;                       (or (getenv "PYTHONPATH")
+             ;                           "")))
+             (apply (assoc-ref %standard-phases 'sanity-check) args)))
          (replace 'check
-           (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys)
+           (lambda* (#:key tests? #:allow-other-keys #:rest args)
              (when tests?
                (setenv "PYTHONPATH"
                        (string-append "./build/lib:"
                                       (or (getenv "PYTHONPATH")
-                                          "")))))))))
+                                          "")))
+               (apply (assoc-ref %standard-phases 'check) args)))))))
     (inputs (list mycroft-mimic pocketsphinx))
     (propagated-inputs
-     (list python-fasteners
+     (list python-adapt-parser
+           python-dateutil
+           python-fann2
+           python-fasteners
+           python-gtts
            python-inflection
-           python-pyxdg
+           python-lingua-franca
+           python-msk
+           python-msm
            python-mycroft-messagebus-client
-           python-psutil
-           python-tornado-6
-           python-petact
-           python-precise-runner
            python-padaos
-           python-speech-recognition
            python-padatious
-           python-msk
+           python-petact
            python-pillow
-           python-gtts
-           python-requests-futures
-           python-pyserial
            python-pocketsphinx
-           python-adapt-parser
-           python-lingua-franca
-           python-pyyaml
-           python-fasteners
+           python-psutil
+           python-pyaudio
            python-pyee
-           python-psutil
-           python-fann2
            python-pyxdg
-           python-websocket-client
+           python-pyyaml
+           python-pyserial
+           python-precise-runner
            python-requests
-           python-requests-futures))
+           python-requests-futures
+           python-speech-recognition
+           python-tornado-6
+           python-websocket-client))
+    (native-inputs
+     (list python-pytest))
     (home-page "https://github.com/HelloChatterbox/HolmesIV")
     (synopsis "Mycroft Core, the Mycroft Artificial Intelligence platform")
     (description "This module provides a hackable open source voice assistant - Mycroft")