diff --git a/tests/test-replication.c b/tests/test-replication.c
index e7cbd6b144..b067240add 100644
--- a/tests/test-replication.c
+++ b/tests/test-replication.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static void test_secondary_write(void)
     teardown_secondary();
 }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
 static void test_secondary_start(void)
 {
     BlockBackend *top_blk, *local_blk;
@@ -546,6 +547,7 @@ static void test_secondary_get_error_all(void)
 
     teardown_secondary();
 }
+#endif
 
 static void sigabrt_handler(int signo)
 {
@@ -597,6 +599,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     /* Secondary */
     g_test_add_func("/replication/secondary/read",  test_secondary_read);
     g_test_add_func("/replication/secondary/write", test_secondary_write);
+#ifndef _WIN32
     g_test_add_func("/replication/secondary/start", test_secondary_start);
     g_test_add_func("/replication/secondary/stop",  test_secondary_stop);
     g_test_add_func("/replication/secondary/continuous_replication",
@@ -605,6 +608,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
                     test_secondary_do_checkpoint);
     g_test_add_func("/replication/secondary/get_error_all",
                     test_secondary_get_error_all);
+#endif
 
     ret = g_test_run();