diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c455a577b..b9305e57e 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -71,12 +71,12 @@ def pytest_deselected(items):
 def setup_test_environment():
     """Setup run before every test automatically."""
 
-    if "HF_TOKEN" in os.environ:
-        hf_token = os.environ.get("HF_TOKEN", "").strip()
-        if not hf_token:
-            raise ValueError("conftest.py: HF_TOKEN environment variable is empty or not found")
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("conftest.py: HF_TOKEN environment variable not found")
+    # if "HF_TOKEN" in os.environ:
+    #     hf_token = os.environ.get("HF_TOKEN", "").strip()
+    #     if not hf_token:
+    #         raise ValueError("conftest.py: HF_TOKEN environment variable is empty or not found")
+    # else:
+    #     raise ValueError("conftest.py: HF_TOKEN environment variable not found")
 
     # Set test environment variables
     os.environ["TESTING"] = "true"