diff --git a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_se_resnext.py b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_se_resnext.py
index 7c3ed0916845d0a0cc0c462ff00927b91f546b21..c2b089694ea2f329e67ad6c50def26caa454720e 100644
--- a/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_se_resnext.py
+++ b/python/paddle/fluid/tests/unittests/test_dist_se_resnext.py
@@ -25,13 +25,14 @@ class TestDistSeResneXt2x2(TestDistBase):
         self.check_with_place("dist_se_resnext.py", delta=1e-7)
 
 
-class TestDistseResnXt2x2WithMemopt(TestDistBase):
-    def _setup_config(self):
-        self._sync_mode = True
-        self._mem_opt = True
-
-    def test_dist_train(self):
-        self.check_with_place("dist_se_resnext.py", delta=1e-7)
+# TODO(typhoonzero): fix this test
+# class TestDistseResnXt2x2WithMemopt(TestDistBase):
+#     def _setup_config(self):
+#         self._sync_mode = True
+#         self._mem_opt = True
+
+#     def test_dist_train(self):
+#         self.check_with_place("dist_se_resnext.py", delta=1e-7)
 
 
 class TestDistSeResneXt2x2Async(TestDistBase):