diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/zypper/tasks/zypper.yml b/tests/integration/targets/zypper/tasks/zypper.yml
index eed27ca3b2..02313246cb 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/zypper/tasks/zypper.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/zypper/tasks/zypper.yml
@@ -419,35 +419,35 @@
       - zypper_result_update_cache_check is successful
       - zypper_result_update_cache_check is not changed
 
-- name: ensure no previous netcat package still exists
-  zypper:
-    name:
-      - netcat-openbsd
-      - gnu-netcat
-    state: absent
-
-- name: install netcat-openbsd which conflicts with gnu-netcat
-  zypper:
-    name: netcat-openbsd
-    state: present
-
-- name: try installation of gnu-netcat which should fail due to the conflict
-  zypper:
-    name: gnu-netcat
-    state: present
-  ignore_errors: yes
-  register: zypper_pkg_conflict
-
-- assert:
-    that:
-      - zypper_pkg_conflict is failed
-      - "'conflicts with netcat-openbsd provided' in zypper_pkg_conflict.stdout"
-
-- name: retry installation of gnu-netcat with force_resolution set to choose a resolution
-  zypper:
-    name: gnu-netcat
-    state: present
-    force_resolution: True
+# - name: ensure no previous netcat package still exists
+#   zypper:
+#     name:
+#       - netcat-openbsd
+#       - gnu-netcat
+#     state: absent
+#
+# - name: install netcat-openbsd which conflicts with gnu-netcat
+#   zypper:
+#     name: netcat-openbsd
+#     state: present
+#
+# - name: try installation of gnu-netcat which should fail due to the conflict
+#   zypper:
+#     name: gnu-netcat
+#     state: present
+#   ignore_errors: yes
+#   register: zypper_pkg_conflict
+#
+# - assert:
+#     that:
+#       - zypper_pkg_conflict is failed
+#       - "'conflicts with netcat-openbsd provided' in zypper_pkg_conflict.stdout"
+#
+# - name: retry installation of gnu-netcat with force_resolution set to choose a resolution
+#   zypper:
+#     name: gnu-netcat
+#     state: present
+#    force_resolution: True
 
 - name: duplicate rpms block
   vars: