diff --git a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_open.py b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_open.py
index 90ef8615df..fd8864e584 100644
--- a/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_open.py
+++ b/src/ifcopenshell-python/test/test_open.py
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ class TestOpen:
     def test_open_ifcspf(self):
         assert ifcopenshell.open(TEST_FILE_DIR / "WallInstance_IFC4Add2.ifc")
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("IFC-XML temporarily disabled")
     def test_open_ifcxml(self):
         assert ifcopenshell.open(TEST_FILE_DIR / "wall-with-opening-and-window.ifcxml")
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("IFC-XML temporarily disabled")
     def test_open_ifc_zip_ifcxml_format(self):
         assert ifcopenshell.open(TEST_FILE_DIR / "wall-with-opening-and-window_ifcxml_format.ifczip")
 
@@ -49,16 +51,19 @@ class TestOpen:
             ".ifcZIP",
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("IFC-XML temporarily disabled")
     def test_open_anyextension_ifcxml_format(self):
         assert ifcopenshell.open(
             TEST_FILE_DIR / "wall-with-opening-and-window_ifcxml_format.anyextension",
             ".ifcXML",
         )
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("IFC-XML temporarily disabled")
     def test_invalid_ifcspf(self):
         with pytest.raises(ifcopenshell.Error):
             assert ifcopenshell.open(TEST_FILE_DIR / "invalid.ifc")
 
+    @pytest.mark.skip("IFC-XML temporarily disabled")
     def test_invalid_ifcxml(self):
         with pytest.raises(IOError):
             assert ifcopenshell.open(TEST_FILE_DIR / "invalid.ifcxml")