diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 466f36f0..b689e28b 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 [pytest]
 addopts =
     -rsvx -m 'not extra'
-    --doctest-modules --doctest-glob='*.rst' --doctest-glob='*.txt'
     --cov-config=setup.cfg --cov=hgvs
     --ignore=hgvs/dataproviders/ncbi.py
+    # incurs uncachable network calls: --doctest-modules --doctest-glob='*.rst' --doctest-glob='*.txt'
 doctest_optionflags =
     NORMALIZE_WHITESPACE
     IGNORE_EXCEPTION_DETAIL