diff --git a/tests/TTIR/test_simple_regression.py b/tests/TTIR/test_simple_regression.py
index eca041b5..854b19ad 100644
--- a/tests/TTIR/test_simple_regression.py
+++ b/tests/TTIR/test_simple_regression.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def gradient(a):
   verify_module(simple_gradient, [(2, 2)])
 
 
-@pytest.mark.xfail
+@pytest.mark.skip("TT_METAL_HOME is not set.")
 def test_simple_regression():
   def simple_regression(weights, bias, X, y):
     def loss(weights, bias, X, y):