diff --git a/tests/unit/modules/test_boto_apigateway.py b/tests/unit/modules/test_boto_apigateway.py
index 5f3d2a4982..82366185ff 100644
--- a/tests/unit/modules/test_boto_apigateway.py
+++ b/tests/unit/modules/test_boto_apigateway.py
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ def _has_required_botocore():
     else:
         return True
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skip("Causes machine to OOM")
 class BotoApiGatewayTestCaseBase(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
     conn = None
 
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ class BotoApiGatewayTestCaseBase(TestCase, LoaderModuleMockMixin):
         self.addCleanup(delattr, self, "utils")
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip("Causes machine to OOM")
 class BotoApiGatewayTestCaseMixin:
     def _diff_list_dicts(self, listdict1, listdict2, sortkey):
         """