diff --git a/Control/xAODRootAccess/CMakeLists.txt b/Control/xAODRootAccess/CMakeLists.txt
index 4a4d0e4685bb619d1eca15b8596f459c331938f6..ebc4786d700aec61bc45e44fdbdbde2fb83f13b4 100644
--- a/Control/xAODRootAccess/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/Control/xAODRootAccess/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ macro( _add_test name )
 endmacro( _add_test )
 
 # Build/run unit tests for the package:
-_add_test( ut_xaodrootaccess_metadata_test )
+if( NOT SIMULATIONBASE )
+   _add_test( ut_xaodrootaccess_metadata_test )
+endif()
 _add_test( ut_xaodrootaccess_remap_test )
 _add_test( ut_xaodrootaccess_slimming_test )
 _add_test( ut_xaodrootaccess_stats_test )