diff --git a/tests/test_debuglink.py b/tests/test_debuglink.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/tests/test_debuglink.py
+++ b/tests/test_debuglink.py
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ from trezorlib.client import PinException
 
 class TestDebugLink(common.TrezorTest):
 
+    # disable for now
+    """
     def test_layout(self):
         layout = self.client.debug.read_layout()
         self.assertEqual(len(layout), 1024)
+    """
 
     def test_mnemonic(self):
         self.setup_mnemonic_nopin_nopassphrase()
disable layout retrieval in debuglink for now