diff --git a/tests/configuration_util_tests.py b/tests/configuration_util_tests.py
index 70c75e11..b2cebe62 100644
--- a/tests/configuration_util_tests.py
+++ b/tests/configuration_util_tests.py
@@ -634,6 +634,7 @@ def test_populate_read_only_config_simple(self):
                                                    test_filename, test_conf))
         os.remove(test_conf.file_path)
 
+    @unittest.skip('Deprecated function')
     @mock.patch('neon_utils.configuration_utils._init_ovos_conf')
     def test_init_config_dir(self, init_ovos_conf):
         from neon_utils.configuration_utils import init_config_dir