diff --git a/crates/oxen-py/Cargo.toml b/crates/oxen-py/Cargo.toml
index 8c1b6f882..33a96e523 100644
--- a/crates/oxen-py/Cargo.toml
+++ b/crates/oxen-py/Cargo.toml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ publish = false
 [lib]
 name = "oxen_py" # The native extension module. Users still `import oxen` via the Python package wrapper.
 crate-type = ["cdylib"] # PyO3 needs this crate to be a cdylib so it can link against it.
+# We don't add Rust tests here. This is a thin binding layer, so a Rust test would be testing PyO3's
+# interface more than our own logic. We test our logic through the Python suite.
+test = false
 
 [features]
 default = []