diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4acf44fb..a0515311 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ matrix:
       env: TOX_ENV=py27
     - os: osx
       language: generic
-      env: TOX_ENV=py27
+      env: TOX_ENV=skipexamples
 
 install:
   - git submodule update --init --recursive
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 13c4e891..1f19bf1f 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ commands =
     {envpython} --version
     py.test -v --basetemp="{envtmpdir}" tests
 
+[testenv:skipexamples]
+basepython = python2.7
+deps =
+    pytest
+commands =
+    py.test -v --basetemp="{envtmpdir}" tests --ignore tests/test_examples.py
+
 [testenv:coverage]
 basepython = python2.7
 passenv = *