diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_animation.py b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_animation.py
index 602b57384bb1..f7deec7e6743 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_animation.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/tests/test_animation.py
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ def isAvailable(self):
     ('avconv_file', 'mp4'),
     ('imagemagick', 'gif'),
     ('imagemagick_file', 'gif'),
-    ('html', 'html'),
+    #('html', 'html'),
     ('null', 'null')
 ]