diff --git a/acto/input/test_generators/generator.py b/acto/input/test_generators/generator.py
index 53570e65d6..991a26a6f4 100644
--- a/acto/input/test_generators/generator.py
+++ b/acto/input/test_generators/generator.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from typing import Callable, Literal, Optional
 
+import pytest
+
 from acto.input.k8s_schemas import KubernetesObjectSchema
 from acto.input.testcase import TestCase
 from acto.schema import (
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ def wrapped_func(*args, **kwargs):
     return wrapped_func
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="not a test")
 def test_generator(
     k8s_schema_name: Optional[str] = None,
     property_name: Optional[str] = None,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 419e5790dd..879a4b878d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ markers = [
     "all_bug_reproduction: mark a test to reproduce all bugs in the suite",
     "kubernetes_engine: mark a test for cluster set up",
 ]
+python_functions = "test_*"
+python_classes = ""
 
 [tool.pylint."messages control"]
 disable = [