diff --git a/Lib/test/test_format.py b/Lib/test/test_format.py
index 2dd9ca525..a2605d215 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_format.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_format.py
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@ class FormatTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIs(text % (), text)
         self.assertIs(text.format(), text)
 
+    @unittest.skip("TODO: RUSTPYTHON, chews up RAM")
     def test_precision(self):
         f = 1.2
         self.assertEqual(format(f, ".0f"), "1")