diff --git a/pandas/tests/computation/test_compat.py b/pandas/tests/computation/test_compat.py
index 9fc3ed4800d09..f5103564bb7eb 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/computation/test_compat.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/computation/test_compat.py
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ def testit():
             pytest.skip("no numexpr")
         else:
             if LooseVersion(ne.__version__) < LooseVersion(VERSIONS["numexpr"]):
-                with pytest.raises(ImportError):
-                    testit()
+                # TODO comment this back in once we know the exception message
+                # with pytest.raises(ImportError):
+                testit()
             else:
                 testit()
     else:
diff --git a/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py b/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
index 52869f3f2fd42..16e6ce9389eda 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/io/test_sql.py
@@ -2755,9 +2755,9 @@ def clean_up(test_table_to_drop):
 
 @pytest.mark.single
 @pytest.mark.db
-@pytest.mark.skip(
-    reason="gh-13611: there is no support for MySQL if SQLAlchemy is not installed"
-)
+# @pytest.mark.skip(
+#     reason="gh-13611: there is no support for MySQL if SQLAlchemy is not installed"
+# )
 class TestXMySQL(MySQLMixIn):
     @pytest.fixture(autouse=True, scope="class")
     def setup_class(cls):
@@ -2896,8 +2896,9 @@ def test_execute_fail(self):
         sql.execute('INSERT INTO test VALUES("foo", "bar", 1.234)', self.conn)
         sql.execute('INSERT INTO test VALUES("foo", "baz", 2.567)', self.conn)
 
-        with pytest.raises(Exception):
-            sql.execute('INSERT INTO test VALUES("foo", "bar", 7)', self.conn)
+        # TODO comment this back in once we know the exception message
+        # with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        sql.execute('INSERT INTO test VALUES("foo", "bar", 7)', self.conn)
 
     def test_execute_closed_connection(self, request, datapath):
         drop_sql = "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test"
@@ -2917,8 +2918,9 @@ def test_execute_closed_connection(self, request, datapath):
         sql.execute('INSERT INTO test VALUES("foo", "bar", 1.234)', self.conn)
         self.conn.close()
 
-        with pytest.raises(Exception):
-            tquery("select * from test", con=self.conn)
+        # TODO comment this back in once we know the exception message
+        # with pytest.raises(Exception):
+        tquery("select * from test", con=self.conn)
 
         # Initialize connection again (needed for tearDown)
         self.setup_method(request, datapath)