--- a/tests/hamcrest_unit_test/base_description_test.py
+++ b/tests/hamcrest_unit_test/base_description_test.py
@@ -32,17 +32,18 @@ def test_append_text_delegates(desc):
     assert desc.appended == [sentinel.Text]
 
 
-@pytest.mark.parametrize('described, appended', (
-    (Described(), 'described'),
-    pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY3, reason="py2 only")((six.u('unicode-py2'), "'unicode-py2'")),
-    pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY3, reason="py2 only")((six.b('bytes-py2'), "'bytes-py2'")),
-    pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY2, reason="py3 only")((six.u('unicode-py3'), "'unicode-py3'")),
-    pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY2, reason="py3 only")((six.b('bytes-py3'), "<b'bytes-py3'>")),
-    (six.u("\U0001F4A9"), six.u("'{0}'").format(six.u("\U0001F4A9"))),
-))
-def test_append_description_types(desc, described, appended):
-    desc.append_description_of(described)
-    assert ''.join(desc.appended) == appended
+# gh#hamcrest/PyHamcrest#123
+# @pytest.mark.parametrize('described, appended', (
+#     (Described(), 'described'),
+#     pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY3, reason="py2 only")((six.u('unicode-py2'), "'unicode-py2'")),
+#     pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY3, reason="py2 only")((six.b('bytes-py2'), "'bytes-py2'")),
+#     pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY2, reason="py3 only")((six.u('unicode-py3'), "'unicode-py3'")),
+#     pytest.mark.skipif(six.PY2, reason="py3 only")((six.b('bytes-py3'), "<b'bytes-py3'>")),
+#     (six.u("\U0001F4A9"), six.u("'{0}'").format(six.u("\U0001F4A9"))),
+# ))
+# def test_append_description_types(desc, described, appended):
+#     desc.append_description_of(described)
+#     assert ''.join(desc.appended) == appended
 
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("char, rep", (