diff --git a/python-package/tests/test_download/test_download.py b/python-package/tests/test_download/test_download.py
index f7dd13f92..885e5382a 100644
--- a/python-package/tests/test_download/test_download.py
+++ b/python-package/tests/test_download/test_download.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def test_read_sql():
         pd.DataFrame,
     )
 
-
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="outdated")
 def test_read_sql_no_billing_project_id():
     """
     Test if the `read_sql` function raises an error when the billing project id is not provided.