Index: b/tests/greenio_test.py
===================================================================
--- a/tests/greenio_test.py
+++ b/tests/greenio_test.py
@@ -718,6 +718,7 @@ class TestGreenPipe(LimitedTestCase):
 class TestGreenIoLong(LimitedTestCase):
     TEST_TIMEOUT = 10  # the test here might take a while depending on the OS
 
+    @skipped
     @skip_with_pyevent
     def test_multiple_readers(self, clibufsize=False):
         debug.hub_prevent_multiple_readers(False)
Index: b/tests/patcher_test.py
===================================================================
--- a/tests/patcher_test.py
+++ b/tests/patcher_test.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
 
-from tests import LimitedTestCase, main, skip_with_pyevent
+from tests import LimitedTestCase, main, skipped, skip_with_pyevent
 
 base_module_contents = """
 import socket
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class ImportPatched(ProcessBase):
         self.assert_('eventlet.green.urllib' in lines[2], repr(output))
         self.assert_('eventlet.green.httplib' not in lines[2], repr(output))
         
+    @skipped
     def test_import_patched_defaults(self):
         self.write_to_tempfile("base", base_module_contents)
         new_mod = """