diff --git a/test/test_testing.py b/test/test_testing.py
index 83b8cac6cfbb788..f7663f161c27be2 100644
--- a/test/test_testing.py
+++ b/test/test_testing.py
@@ -1799,6 +1799,7 @@ def test_circular_dependencies(self) -> None:
                 ignored_modules.append("torch.distributed.")
             else:
                 ignored_modules.append("torch.distributed.nn.api.")
+                ignored_modules.append("torch.distributed.optim.")
             ignored_modules.append("torch.testing._internal.dist_utils")
             # And these both end up with transitive dependencies on distributed
             ignored_modules.append("torch.nn.parallel._replicated_tensor_ddp_interop")