diff --git a/docs/examples/instruct_validate_repair/qiskit_code_validation/validation_helpers.py b/docs/examples/instruct_validate_repair/qiskit_code_validation/validation_helpers.py
index 81b3f5ee1..f66baca4c 100644
--- a/docs/examples/instruct_validate_repair/qiskit_code_validation/validation_helpers.py
+++ b/docs/examples/instruct_validate_repair/qiskit_code_validation/validation_helpers.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# pytest: skip
 """Helper functions for Qiskit code validation.
 
 This module provides utilities for extracting code from markdown and validating