diff --git setup.cfg.template setup.cfg.template
index 09fd92f..2085832 100644
--- setup.cfg.template
+++ setup.cfg.template
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 # optional.  They are all installed by default, but they may be turned
 # off here.
 #
-#tests = True
+tests = False
 #sample_data = True
 #toolkits = True
 # Tests for the toolkits are only automatically installed