diff --git a/tests/functional/flakes/relative-paths.sh b/tests/functional/flakes/relative-paths.sh
index 3f7ca3f46..9c0e6fd41 100644
--- a/tests/functional/flakes/relative-paths.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/flakes/relative-paths.sh
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ json=$(nix flake archive --json "$rootFlake" --to "$TEST_ROOT/store2")
 [[ $(echo "$json" | jq .inputs.sub0.inputs) = {} ]]
 [[ -n $(echo "$json" | jq .path) ]]
 
-nix flake prefetch --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$rootFlake"
-outPath=$(readlink "$TEST_ROOT/result")
+#nix flake prefetch --out-link "$TEST_ROOT/result" "$rootFlake"
+#outPath=$(readlink "$TEST_ROOT/result")
 
-[ -e "$TEST_ROOT/store2/nix/store/$(basename "$outPath")" ]
+#[ -e "$TEST_ROOT/store2/nix/store/$(basename "$outPath")" ]
 
 # Test circular relative path flakes. FIXME: doesn't work at the moment.
 if false; then