diff --git a/test/hg-git.t b/test/hg-git.t
index ddc73b0..a216d5c 100755
--- a/test/hg-git.t
+++ b/test/hg-git.t
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ else
 	test_done
 fi
 
+hg_version=$(python2 -c 'from mercurial import util; print util.version()')
+
+case $hg_version in
+3.0*+*)
+	skip_all='skipping remote-hg tests; unsuported version of hg by hg-git'
+	test_done
+	;;
+esac
+
 # clone to a git repo with git
 git_clone_git () {
 	git clone -q "hg::$1" $2 &&