diff --git a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_pause.cpp b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_pause.cpp
index d33069eeacf..2d60c2807d9 100644
--- a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_pause.cpp
+++ b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_pause.cpp
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ static void RunTest(WatcherFixture* fixture, Device* device) {
 }
 
 TEST_F(WatcherFixture, TestWatcherPause) {
+    if (this->IsSlowDispatch()) {
+        log_info(tt::LogTest, "Skip, see #9993");
+        GTEST_SKIP();
+    }
     for (Device* device : this->devices_) {
         this->RunTestOnDevice(RunTest, device);
     }
diff --git a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_ringbuf.cpp b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_ringbuf.cpp
index 6c888124ea7..5eb6f1eb791 100644
--- a/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_ringbuf.cpp
+++ b/tests/tt_metal/tt_metal/unit_tests_common/watcher/test_ringbuf.cpp
@@ -192,6 +192,10 @@ TEST_F(WatcherFixture, TestWatcherRingBufferIErisc) {
         log_info(tt::LogTest, "Skip due to #7771");
         GTEST_SKIP();
     }
+    if (this->IsSlowDispatch()) {
+        log_info(tt::LogTest, "Skip, see #9993");
+        GTEST_SKIP();
+    }
     for (Device* device : this->devices_) {
         this->RunTestOnDevice(
             [](WatcherFixture *fixture, Device *device){RunTest(fixture, device, DebugIErisc);},