diff --git a/ci/travis/ci.sh b/ci/travis/ci.sh
index 61b74b082..9324853fe 100755
--- a/ci/travis/ci.sh
+++ b/ci/travis/ci.sh
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ test_python() {
       -python/ray/tests:test_multiprocessing  # test_connect_to_ray() fails to connect to raylet
       -python/ray/tests:test_node_manager
       -python/ray/tests:test_object_manager
+      -python/ray/tests:test_placement_group # timeout and OOM
       -python/ray/tests:test_ray_init  # test_redis_port() seems to fail here, but pass in isolation
       -python/ray/tests:test_resource_demand_scheduler
       -python/ray/tests:test_stress  # timeout