diff --git a/tests/accelerators/test_tpu.py b/tests/accelerators/test_tpu.py
index 58fcca9ac5249a..5fc2aba8cbe575 100644
--- a/tests/accelerators/test_tpu.py
+++ b/tests/accelerators/test_tpu.py
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ def test_warning_if_tpus_not_used():
         Trainer()
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="TODO(@kaushikb11): Optimize TPU tests to avoid timeouts")
 @RunIf(tpu=True)
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     ["devices", "expected_device_ids"],