diff --git a/spack.yaml b/spack.yaml
index 50e39ff770b8d60c2fa7eb988a07c53411f1f464..a9e4c69bc60181fe9e6ead7d4c741260f72a9986 100644
--- a/spack.yaml
+++ b/spack.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spack:
     - py-formencode
     - tvb-framework ^binutils+ld+gold
     - pynn-brainscales@2.0-rc8 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
-    - hxtorch@2.0-rc8 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
+    # - hxtorch@2.0-rc8 ^log4cxx@0.10.0 ^googletest@1.11.0:+gmock
     - py-neo
     #- py-cerebstats
     #- py-cerebunit