diff --git a/swarm/pss/pss_test.go b/swarm/pss/pss_test.go
index 1f8ec594fa..b724a5222a 100644
--- a/swarm/pss/pss_test.go
+++ b/swarm/pss/pss_test.go
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@ func worker(id int, jobs <-chan Job, rpcs map[discover.NodeID]*rpc.Client, pubke
 // nodes/msgs/addrbytes/adaptertype
 // if adaptertype is exec uses execadapter, simadapter otherwise
 func TestNetwork(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("tests disabled as they deadlock on travis")
 	if runtime.GOOS == "darwin" {
 		t.Skip("Travis macOS build seems to be very slow, and these tests are flaky on it. Skipping until we find a solution.")
 	}