diff --git a/test/couch_mrview_index_info_tests.erl b/test/couch_mrview_index_info_tests.erl
index 3dd049d..3577095 100644
--- a/test/couch_mrview_index_info_tests.erl
+++ b/test/couch_mrview_index_info_tests.erl
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 -define(TIMEOUT, 1000).
 
 
+-ifdef(run_broken_tests).
+
 setup() ->
     {ok, Db} = couch_mrview_test_util:init_db(?tempdb(), map),
     couch_mrview:query_view(Db, <<"_design/bar">>, <<"baz">>),
@@ -70,3 +72,4 @@
     Val.
 
 
+-endif.