diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 82ac81e..bcaa64f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: modflow6-examples/autotest
         run: |
           pytest -v -n=auto --init test_scripts.py
-          pytest -v -n=auto test_scripts.py -k "mp7-p02 or mp7-p04"
 
       - name: Run autotests
         working-directory: ./autotest
diff --git a/autotest/conftest.py b/autotest/conftest.py
index 31e555e..5ff5e69 100644
--- a/autotest/conftest.py
+++ b/autotest/conftest.py
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ def pytest_generate_tests(metafunc):
         mf6_examples_path = get_mf6_examples_path()
 
     # grouping...
-    exclude = ["ex-gwt-gwtgwt-mt3dms-p10"]
+    exclude = [
+        "ex-gwt-gwtgwt-mt3dms-p10",
+        "ex-prt-mp7-p02",
+        "ex-prt-mp7-p04"
+    ]
     namfiles = [
         str(p)
         for p in mf6_examples_path.rglob("mfsim.nam")