diff --git a/google/genai/tests/files/test_delete.py b/google/genai/tests/files/test_delete.py
index a8f98761..602395c1 100644
--- a/google/genai/tests/files/test_delete.py
+++ b/google/genai/tests/files/test_delete.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
         name='test_delete',
         parameters=types._DeleteFileParameters(name='files/1vx8znuf0yje'),
         exception_if_vertex='only supported in the Gemini Developer client',
+        skip_in_api_mode=(
+            'The files have a TTL, they cannot be reliably retrieved for a long'
+            ' time.'
+        ),
     ),
 ]
 
@@ -39,4 +43,4 @@
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async(client):
   with pytest_helper.exception_if_vertex(client, ValueError):
-    file = await client.aio.files.get(name='files/vjvu9fwk2qj8')
\ No newline at end of file
+    file = await client.aio.files.get(name='files/vjvu9fwk2qj8')
diff --git a/google/genai/tests/files/test_get.py b/google/genai/tests/files/test_get.py
index 97c7d364..80f3be94 100644
--- a/google/genai/tests/files/test_get.py
+++ b/google/genai/tests/files/test_get.py
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@
         name='test_get',
         parameters=types._GetFileParameters(name='files/vjvu9fwk2qj8'),
         exception_if_vertex='only supported in the Gemini Developer client',
+        skip_in_api_mode=(
+            'The files have a TTL, they cannot be reliably retrieved for a long'
+            ' time.'
+        ),
     ),
 ]