diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cfb0f423f4..00a51eb906 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ workflows:
           matrix:
             parameters:
               build_type: ["debug", "release"]
-          test_selection: batch_others/test_ancestor_branch.py
+          test_selection: batch_others
           requires:
             - build-neon-<< matrix.build_type >>
       - run-pytest:
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_ancestor_branch.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_ancestor_branch.py
index 30effbed4d..78909c5436 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_ancestor_branch.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_ancestor_branch.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ from fixtures.neon_fixtures import NeonEnv, NeonEnvBuilder, NeonPageserverApiExc
 #
 # Create ancestor branches off the main branch.
 #
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("x", range(20))
-def test_ancestor_branch(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuilder, x: int):
+# @pytest.mark.parametrize("x", range(20))
+def test_ancestor_branch(neon_env_builder: NeonEnvBuilder):
     env = neon_env_builder.init_start()
 
     # Override defaults, 1M gc_horizon and 4M checkpoint_distance.
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py
index 773e7798c6..815b95c592 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branch_and_gc.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ from fixtures.utils import lsn_from_hex
 # Because the delta layer D covering lsn1 is corrupted, creating a branch
 # starting from lsn1 should return an error as follows:
 #     could not find data for key ... at LSN ..., for request at LSN ...
-@pytest.mark.skip("")
+# @pytest.mark.skip("")
 def test_branch_and_gc(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv):
     env = neon_simple_env
 
diff --git a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branching.py b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branching.py
index 957d9a33b3..d6c9f41453 100644
--- a/test_runner/batch_others/test_branching.py
+++ b/test_runner/batch_others/test_branching.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from performance.test_perf_pgbench import get_scales_matrix
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("n_branches", [10])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("scale", get_scales_matrix(1))
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("ty", ["cascade", "flat"])
+@pytest.mark.skip("")
 def test_branching_with_pgbench(neon_simple_env: NeonEnv,
                                 pg_bin: PgBin,
                                 n_branches: int,