diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libarchive-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libarchive-c/default.nix
index 48262398fcbf..7c33652c0ea5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/libarchive-c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/libarchive-c/default.nix
@@ -38,11 +38,6 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
     pytestCheckHook
   ];
 
-  disabledTests = lib.optionals (pythonAtLeast "3.9") [
-    # causes python3.9 to segfault
-    "test_custom_writer_and_stream_reader"
-  ];
-
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/Changaco/python-libarchive-c";
     description = "Python interface to libarchive";