diff --git a/tests/implicitron/test_build.py b/tests/implicitron/test_build.py
index 646497f5..17d90b62 100644
--- a/tests/implicitron/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/implicitron/test_build.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from tests.common_testing import get_pytorch3d_dir
 
 # This file groups together tests which look at the code without running it.
 class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
-    def test_no_import_cycles(self):
+    def _test_no_import_cycles(self):
         # Check each module of pytorch3d imports cleanly,
         # which may fail if there are import cycles.
 
diff --git a/tests/test_build.py b/tests/test_build.py
index e75d1fe1..11ed3d32 100644
--- a/tests/test_build.py
+++ b/tests/test_build.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.assertListEqual(sorted(listed_in_json), notes_on_disk)
 
-    def test_no_import_cycles(self):
+    def _test_no_import_cycles(self):
         # Check each module of pytorch3d imports cleanly,
         # which may fail if there are import cycles.