diff --git a/spacy/tests/conftest.py b/spacy/tests/conftest.py
index db17f1a8f..1117c6cf6 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/conftest.py
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import pytest
 from spacy.util import get_lang_class
+from hypothesis import settings
 
+# Functionally disable deadline settings for tests
+# to prevent spurious test failures in CI builds.
+settings.register_profile("no_deadlines", deadline=2*60*1000) # in ms
+settings.load_profile("no_deadlines")
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):
     try: