diff --git a/tdc/test/test_benchmark.py b/tdc/test/test_benchmark.py
index 12c8b8ff..64a765a4 100644
--- a/tdc/test/test_benchmark.py
+++ b/tdc/test/test_benchmark.py
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ def test_gene_perturb(self):
         group.get_train_valid_split()
         group.get_test()
 
+    @unittest.skip(
+        "mygene dependency removal")  #FIXME: separate into conda-only tests
     def test_proteinpeptide(self):
         from tdc.benchmark_group.protein_peptide_group import ProteinPeptideGroup
         from tdc.multi_pred.proteinpeptide import ProteinPeptide