diff --git a/libp2p/build.gradle.kts b/libp2p/build.gradle.kts
index 49f8833a..8270648f 100644
--- a/libp2p/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/libp2p/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-
 plugins {
     id("com.google.protobuf").version("0.9.2")
     id("me.champeau.jmh").version("0.6.8")
 }
 
+// https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/java_testing.html#ex-disable-publishing-of-test-fixtures-variants
+val javaComponent = components["java"] as AdhocComponentWithVariants
+javaComponent.withVariantsFromConfiguration(configurations["testFixturesApiElements"]) { skip() }
+javaComponent.withVariantsFromConfiguration(configurations["testFixturesRuntimeElements"]) { skip() }
+
 dependencies {
     api("io.netty:netty-common")
     api("io.netty:netty-buffer")
@@ -45,4 +49,3 @@ protobuf {
         }
     }
 }
-