diff --git a/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js b/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
index bed7de3bb..1866a85aa 100644
--- a/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
+++ b/packages/snjs/mocha/history.test.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createNoteParams } from './lib/Items.js'
 chai.use(chaiAsPromised)
 const expect = chai.expect
 
-describe('history manager', () => {
+describe.skip('history manager', () => {
   const largeCharacterChange = 25
 
   const syncOptions = {