diff --git a/tests/test_compile_error.rs b/tests/test_compile_error.rs
index f5fbec7a533..3f1052c3077 100644
--- a/tests/test_compile_error.rs
+++ b/tests/test_compile_error.rs
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ fn test_compile_errors() {
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_pymethod_names.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_pymodule_args.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/reject_generics.rs");
+    #[cfg(not(feature = "gil-refs"))]
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/deprecations.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/invalid_closure.rs");
     t.compile_fail("tests/ui/pyclass_send.rs");