diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/mock_xqueue_server/test_mock_xqueue_server.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/mock_xqueue_server/test_mock_xqueue_server.py
index 4e4d95f23b..4227bcc3dc 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/mock_xqueue_server/test_mock_xqueue_server.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/mock_xqueue_server/test_mock_xqueue_server.py
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import urlparse
 import time
 from mock_xqueue_server import MockXQueueServer, MockXQueueRequestHandler
 
+from nose.plugins.skip import SkipTest
+
 
 class MockXQueueServerTest(unittest.TestCase):
     '''
@@ -22,6 +24,11 @@ class MockXQueueServerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
 
+        # This is a test of the test setup,
+        # so it does not need to run as part of the unit test suite
+        # You can re-enable it by commenting out the line below
+        raise SkipTest
+
         # Create the server
         server_port = 8034
         self.server_url = 'http://127.0.0.1:%d' % server_port