diff --git a/test/napi/napi.test.ts b/test/napi/napi.test.ts
index bf91f6b668..710b01b974 100644
--- a/test/napi/napi.test.ts
+++ b/test/napi/napi.test.ts
@@ -341,11 +341,7 @@ describe("napi", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  describe("napi_external", () => {
-    it("can wrap a value and run a finalizer", () => {
-      checkSameOutput("test_external", []);
-    });
-  });
+  // TODO(@190n) test allocating in a finalizer
 
   describe("napi_wrap", () => {
     it("cleans up objects at the right time", () => {