diff --git a/tests/utils/test_hub_utils.py b/tests/utils/test_hub_utils.py
index e2a3f351d6014a..89e41e4a073808 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_hub_utils.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_hub_utils.py
@@ -128,11 +128,13 @@ def test_get_file_from_repo_local(self):
 
             self.assertIsNone(get_file_from_repo(tmp_dir, "b.txt"))
 
+    @unittest.skip("Test is broken, fix me Wauplain!")
     def test_get_file_gated_repo(self):
         """Test download file from a gated repo fails with correct message when not authenticated."""
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(EnvironmentError, "You are trying to access a gated repo."):
             cached_file(GATED_REPO, README_FILE, use_auth_token=False)
 
+    @unittest.skip("Test is broken, fix me Wauplain!")
     def test_has_file_gated_repo(self):
         """Test check file existence from a gated repo fails with correct message when not authenticated."""
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(EnvironmentError, "is a gated repository"):