diff --git a/tests/test_magicbot_tunable.py b/tests/test_magicbot_tunable.py
index c47eb55..70f6ac7 100644
--- a/tests/test_magicbot_tunable.py
+++ b/tests/test_magicbot_tunable.py
@@ -71,9 +71,10 @@ class Component:
         class_var_typing_list: ClassVar[tunable[List[int]]] = tunable([])
         inst_typing_list: List[int] = tunable([])
 
-        generic_list = tunable[list[int]]([])
-        class_var_list: ClassVar[tunable[list[int]]] = tunable([])
-        inst_list: list[int] = tunable([])
+        # TODO(davo): re-enable after py3.8 is dropped
+        # generic_list = tunable[list[int]]([])
+        # class_var_list: ClassVar[tunable[list[int]]] = tunable([])
+        # inst_list: list[int] = tunable([])
 
     component = Component()
     setup_tunables(component, "test_type_hinted_sequences")
@@ -87,9 +88,9 @@ class Component:
         "generic_typing_list",
         "class_var_typing_list",
         "inst_typing_list",
-        "generic_list",
-        "class_var_list",
-        "inst_list",
+        # "generic_list",
+        # "class_var_list",
+        # "inst_list",
     ]:
         assert nt.getTopic(name).getTypeString() == "int[]"
         entry = nt.getEntry(name)