diff --git a/gnu/packages/guile.scm b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
index eb378740f4de1e695d5945bd3ca9ff752edd298a..5c74e9f19aa1c9132175488dce7f226177550e04 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/guile.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/guile.scm
@@ -502,7 +502,6 @@ (define-public guile-irregex
                   (guix build gnu-build-system))
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (delete 'check)
          (delete 'configure)
          (delete 'build)
          (delete 'check)