diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index 009886d3e2a7576b26624467b004fe07bb5ab6e7..ed9633e7881236347e8e1f6c6a4b4c19a81dd099 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ spack:
     - py-formencode
     - tvb-framework ^binutils+ld+gold
     - pynn-brainscales@2.0-rc5 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
-    - hxtorch@2.0-rc5 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
+    # - hxtorch@2.0-rc5 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
     - py-neo
     #- py-cerebstats
     #- py-cerebunit