xfail -> skip
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from spacy.lang.en import English
from spacy.vocab import Vocab
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason="currently hangs")
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="currently hangs")
def test_issue4725():
# ensures that this runs correctly and doesn't hang or crash because of the global vectors
vocab = Vocab(vectors_name="test_vocab_add_vector")
