diff --git a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypothesis/default.nix b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypothesis/default.nix
index efada0d391d0..e5a1bc9e443f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypothesis/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/python-modules/hypothesis/default.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ buildPythonPackage rec {
       # racy, fails to find a file sometimes
       "test_recreate_charmap"
       "test_uses_cached_charmap"
+      # fails if builder is too slow
+      "test_can_run_with_no_db"
     ]
     ++ lib.optionals (pythonOlder "3.10") [
       # not sure why these tests fail with only 3.9