diff --git a/tests/sign_verify.test b/tests/sign_verify.test
index 4e7945a..a172f66 100755
--- a/tests/sign_verify.test
+++ b/tests/sign_verify.test
@@ -439,14 +439,15 @@ expect_fail \
 # Test signing with key described by pkcs11 URI
 _softhsm_setup "${WORKDIR}"
 if [ -n "${PKCS11_KEYURI}" ]; then
-  if evmctl --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q engine; then
-    expect_pass check_sign FILE=pkcs11test TYPE=ima KEY="${PKCS11_KEYURI}" ALG=sha256 PREFIX=0x030204aabbccdd0100 OPTS="--keyid=aabbccdd" EVMCTL_ENGINE="--engine pkcs11"
-    expect_pass check_sign FILE=pkcs11test TYPE=ima KEY="${PKCS11_KEYURI}" ALG=sha1   PREFIX=0x030202aabbccdd0100 OPTS="--keyid=aabbccdd" EVMCTL_ENGINE="--engine pkcs11"
-  else
-    __skip() { echo "pkcs11 test with engine is skipped since there is no engine support"; return "$SKIP"; }
-    expect_pass __skip
-    expect_pass __skip
-  fi
+
+#  if evmctl --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q engine; then
+#    expect_pass check_sign FILE=pkcs11test TYPE=ima KEY="${PKCS11_KEYURI}" ALG=sha256 PREFIX=0x030204aabbccdd0100 OPTS="--keyid=aabbccdd" EVMCTL_ENGINE="--engine pkcs11"
+#    expect_pass check_sign FILE=pkcs11test TYPE=ima KEY="${PKCS11_KEYURI}" ALG=sha1   PREFIX=0x030202aabbccdd0100 OPTS="--keyid=aabbccdd" EVMCTL_ENGINE="--engine pkcs11"
+#  else
+#    __skip() { echo "pkcs11 test with engine is skipped since there is no engine support"; return "$SKIP"; }
+#    expect_pass __skip
+#    expect_pass __skip
+#  fi
 
   # provider may not be supported or pkcs11 provider not installed
   if evmctl --help 2>/dev/null | grep -q provider && \