diff --git a/tests/library/coverage.spec.ts b/tests/library/coverage.spec.ts
index 53441d41b1537..65b4be90d820e 100644
--- a/tests/library/coverage.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/library/coverage.spec.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 import { browserTest as it, expect } from '../config/browserTest';
 import { parseTraceCoverage } from '../config/utils';
 
+it.skip(({ trace }) => trace === 'on', 'the tests start their own tracing');
+
 const fileCoverage = (file: string, s0: number) => ({
   [file]: {
     path: file,