diff --git a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionTimeTests.cs b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionTimeTests.cs
index 1a250442e..98156fe21 100644
--- a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionTimeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionTimeTests.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
-#if METRICS_TESTS
 namespace MySqlConnector.Tests.Metrics;
 
 public class ConnectionTimeTests : MetricsTestsBase
 {
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task ConnectionTime()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -15,7 +14,7 @@ public async Task ConnectionTime()
 		Assert.InRange(time, 0, 300);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task ConnectionTimeWithDelay()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ public async Task ConnectionTimeWithDelay()
 		Assert.InRange(time, 1000, 1300);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task OpenFromPoolTime()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -45,7 +44,7 @@ public async Task OpenFromPoolTime()
 		Assert.InRange(time, 0, 200);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task OpenFromPoolTimeWithDelay()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ public async Task OpenFromPoolTimeWithDelay()
 		Assert.InRange(time, 1000, 1200);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task UseTime()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ public async Task UseTime()
 		Assert.InRange(time, 0, 100);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task UseTimeWithDelay()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -91,4 +90,3 @@ public async Task UseTimeWithDelay()
 		Assert.InRange(time, 500, 600);
 	}
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionsUsageTests.cs b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionsUsageTests.cs
index 258c15858..09e9440e8 100644
--- a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionsUsageTests.cs
+++ b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/ConnectionsUsageTests.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-#if METRICS_TESTS
 #nullable enable
 
 namespace MySqlConnector.Tests.Metrics;
 
 public class ConnectionsUsageTests : MetricsTestsBase
 {
-    [Fact]
+    [Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void NamedDataSource()
     {
 		PoolName = "metrics-test";
@@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ public void NamedDataSource()
 		Assert.Equal(2, Server.ActiveConnections);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void NamedDataSourceWithMinPoolSize()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ public void NamedDataSourceWithMinPoolSize()
 		Assert.Equal(3, Server.ActiveConnections);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void UnnamedDataSource()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ public void UnnamedDataSource()
 		Assert.Equal(2, Server.ActiveConnections);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void NoDataSource()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ public void NoDataSource()
 		Assert.Equal(2, Server.ActiveConnections);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task PendingRequestForCreation()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -224,7 +223,7 @@ public async Task PendingRequestForCreation()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.pending_requests", 0);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public async Task PendingRequestForOpenFromPool()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -244,4 +243,3 @@ public async Task PendingRequestForOpenFromPool()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.pending_requests", 0);
 	}
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MetricsTestsBase.cs b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MetricsTestsBase.cs
index 7e4291124..6751b7477 100644
--- a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MetricsTestsBase.cs
+++ b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MetricsTestsBase.cs
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ protected List<float> GetAndClearMeasurements(string name)
 		return list;
 	}
 
+#if NO_METRICS_TESTS
+	protected const string MetricsSkip = "Metrics tests are skipped";
+#else
+	protected const string MetricsSkip = null;
+#endif
+
 	private void OnMeasurementRecorded(Instrument instrument, int measurement, ReadOnlySpan<KeyValuePair<string, object?>> tags, object? state)
 	{
 		var (poolName, stateTag) = GetTags(tags);
diff --git a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MinMaxConnectionsTests.cs b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MinMaxConnectionsTests.cs
index 246b06305..a5a4e658a 100644
--- a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MinMaxConnectionsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/Metrics/MinMaxConnectionsTests.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-#if METRICS_TESTS
 #nullable enable
 
 namespace MySqlConnector.Tests.Metrics;
 
 public class MinMaxConnectionsTests : MetricsTestsBase
 {
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void SetsMinimumIdleToDefault()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ public void SetsMinimumIdleToDefault()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.idle.min", 0);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void SetsMaximumIdleToDefault()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ public void SetsMaximumIdleToDefault()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.idle.max", 100);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void SetsMaximumToDefault()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -47,7 +46,7 @@ public void SetsMaximumToDefault()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.max", 100);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void SetsMinimumIdleToCustom()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -66,7 +65,7 @@ public void SetsMinimumIdleToCustom()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.idle.min", 0);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void SetsMaximumIdleToCustom()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -85,7 +84,7 @@ public void SetsMaximumIdleToCustom()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.idle.max", 0);
 	}
 
-	[Fact]
+	[Fact(Skip = MetricsSkip)]
 	public void SetsMaximumToCustom()
 	{
 		var csb = CreateConnectionStringBuilder();
@@ -104,4 +103,3 @@ public void SetsMaximumToCustom()
 		AssertMeasurement("db.client.connections.max", 0);
 	}
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/MySqlConnector.Tests.csproj b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/MySqlConnector.Tests.csproj
index c8c37e604..6e91e5916 100644
--- a/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/MySqlConnector.Tests.csproj
+++ b/tests/MySqlConnector.Tests/MySqlConnector.Tests.csproj
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@
     <LangVersion>11.0</LangVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
+  <PropertyGroup Condition=" '$(GITHUB_ACTIONS)' == 'true' OR '$(APPVEYOR)' == 'True' OR '$(TF_BUILD)' == 'True' ">
+    <DefineConstants>NO_METRICS_TESTS</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
+
   <ItemGroup>
     <PackageReference Include="xunit" />
     <PackageReference Include="xunit.runner.visualstudio">