diff --git a/Tests/ttx/ttx_test.py b/Tests/ttx/ttx_test.py
index 7568c7437..fcc0cc113 100644
--- a/Tests/ttx/ttx_test.py
+++ b/Tests/ttx/ttx_test.py
@@ -787,15 +787,15 @@ def test_ttx_main_keyboard_interrupt(tmpdir, monkeypatch, capsys):
     assert "(Cancelled.)" in err
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32",
+                    reason="waitForKeyPress function causes test to hang on Windows platform")
 def test_ttx_main_system_exit(tmpdir, monkeypatch):
-    # Exclude Windows testing.  The exception handling here causes Windows platform tests to hang
-    if sys.platform != "win32":
-        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-            inpath = os.path.join("Tests", "ttx", "data", "TestTTF.ttx")
-            outpath = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "TestTTF.ttf")
-            args = ["-o", outpath, inpath]
-            monkeypatch.setattr(ttx, 'process', (lambda x, y: raise_exception(SystemExit)))
-            ttx.main(args)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        inpath = os.path.join("Tests", "ttx", "data", "TestTTF.ttx")
+        outpath = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "TestTTF.ttf")
+        args = ["-o", outpath, inpath]
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ttx, 'process', (lambda x, y: raise_exception(SystemExit)))
+        ttx.main(args)
 
 
 def test_ttx_main_ttlib_error(tmpdir, monkeypatch, capsys):
@@ -810,18 +810,18 @@ def test_ttx_main_ttlib_error(tmpdir, monkeypatch, capsys):
     assert "Test error" in err
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skipif(sys.platform == "win32",
+                    reason="waitForKeyPress function causes test to hang on Windows platform")
 def test_ttx_main_base_exception(tmpdir, monkeypatch, capsys):
-    # Exclude Windows testing.  The exception handling here causes Windows platform tests to hang
-    if sys.platform != "win32":
-        with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
-            inpath = os.path.join("Tests", "ttx", "data", "TestTTF.ttx")
-            outpath = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "TestTTF.ttf")
-            args = ["-o", outpath, inpath]
-            monkeypatch.setattr(ttx, 'process', (lambda x, y: raise_exception(Exception("Test error"))))
-            ttx.main(args)
+    with pytest.raises(SystemExit):
+        inpath = os.path.join("Tests", "ttx", "data", "TestTTF.ttx")
+        outpath = os.path.join(str(tmpdir), "TestTTF.ttf")
+        args = ["-o", outpath, inpath]
+        monkeypatch.setattr(ttx, 'process', (lambda x, y: raise_exception(Exception("Test error"))))
+        ttx.main(args)
 
-        out, err = capsys.readouterr()
-        assert "Unhandled exception has occurred" in err
+    out, err = capsys.readouterr()
+    assert "Unhandled exception has occurred" in err
 
 # ---------------------------
 # support functions for tests