diff --git a/testing/test_pytester.py b/testing/test_pytester.py
index 86bff26678d..4d9c2468854 100644
--- a/testing/test_pytester.py
+++ b/testing/test_pytester.py
@@ -24,51 +24,52 @@ def test_make_hook_recorder(testdir) -> None:
     assert not recorder.getfailures()
 
     pytest.xfail("internal reportrecorder tests need refactoring")
-
-    class rep:
-        excinfo = None
-        passed = False
-        failed = True
-        skipped = False
-        when = "call"
-
-    recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep)
-    failures = recorder.getfailures()
-    assert failures == [rep]
-    failures = recorder.getfailures()
-    assert failures == [rep]
-
-    class rep2:
-        excinfo = None
-        passed = False
-        failed = False
-        skipped = True
-        when = "call"
-
-    rep2.passed = False
-    rep2.skipped = True
-    recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep2)
-
-    modcol = testdir.getmodulecol("")
-    rep3 = modcol.config.hook.pytest_make_collect_report(collector=modcol)
-    rep3.passed = False
-    rep3.failed = True
-    rep3.skipped = False
-    recorder.hook.pytest_collectreport(report=rep3)
-
-    passed, skipped, failed = recorder.listoutcomes()
-    assert not passed and skipped and failed
-
-    numpassed, numskipped, numfailed = recorder.countoutcomes()
-    assert numpassed == 0
-    assert numskipped == 1
-    assert numfailed == 1
-    assert len(recorder.getfailedcollections()) == 1
-
-    recorder.unregister()
-    recorder.clear()
-    recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep3)
-    pytest.raises(ValueError, recorder.getfailures)
+    if False:  # pragma: no cover
+
+        class rep:
+            excinfo = None
+            passed = False
+            failed = True
+            skipped = False
+            when = "call"
+
+        recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep)
+        failures = recorder.getfailures()
+        assert failures == [rep]
+        failures = recorder.getfailures()
+        assert failures == [rep]
+
+        class rep2:
+            excinfo = None
+            passed = False
+            failed = False
+            skipped = True
+            when = "call"
+
+        rep2.passed = False
+        rep2.skipped = True
+        recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep2)
+
+        modcol = testdir.getmodulecol("")
+        rep3 = modcol.config.hook.pytest_make_collect_report(collector=modcol)
+        rep3.passed = False
+        rep3.failed = True
+        rep3.skipped = False
+        recorder.hook.pytest_collectreport(report=rep3)
+
+        passed, skipped, failed = recorder.listoutcomes()
+        assert not passed and skipped and failed
+
+        numpassed, numskipped, numfailed = recorder.countoutcomes()
+        assert numpassed == 0
+        assert numskipped == 1
+        assert numfailed == 1
+        assert len(recorder.getfailedcollections()) == 1
+
+        recorder.unregister()
+        recorder.clear()
+        recorder.hook.pytest_runtest_logreport(report=rep3)
+        pytest.raises(ValueError, recorder.getfailures)
 
 
 def test_parseconfig(testdir) -> None: