diff --git a/conftest.py b/conftest.py
index 0b5daf574..74220895a 100644
--- a/conftest.py
+++ b/conftest.py
@@ -21,10 +21,49 @@ import warnings
 from os.path import abspath, dirname, join
 
 import _pytest
+import pytest
 
 from transformers.testing_utils import HfDoctestModule, HfDocTestParser
 
 
+NOT_DEVICE_TESTS = {
+    "test_tokenization",
+    "test_processor",
+    "test_processing",
+    "test_feature_extraction",
+    "test_image_processing",
+    "test_image_processor",
+    "test_retrieval",
+    "test_config",
+    "test_from_pretrained_no_checkpoint",
+    "test_keep_in_fp32_modules",
+    "test_gradient_checkpointing_backward_compatibility",
+    "test_gradient_checkpointing_enable_disable",
+    "test_save_load_fast_init_from_base",
+    "test_fast_init_context_manager",
+    "test_fast_init_tied_embeddings",
+    "test_save_load_fast_init_to_base",
+    "test_torch_save_load",
+    "test_initialization",
+    "test_forward_signature",
+    "test_model_common_attributes",
+    "test_model_main_input_name",
+    "test_correct_missing_keys",
+    "test_tie_model_weights",
+    "test_can_use_safetensors",
+    "test_load_save_without_tied_weights",
+    "test_tied_weights_keys",
+    "test_model_weights_reload_no_missing_tied_weights",
+    "test_pt_tf_model_equivalence",
+    "test_mismatched_shapes_have_properly_initialized_weights",
+    "test_matched_shapes_have_loaded_weights_when_some_mismatched_shapes_exist",
+    "test_model_is_small",
+    "test_tf_from_pt_safetensors",
+    "test_flax_from_pt_safetensors",
+    "ModelTest::test_pipeline_",  # None of the pipeline tests from PipelineTesterMixin (of which XxxModelTest inherits from) are running on device
+    "ModelTester::test_pipeline_",
+}
+
 # allow having multiple repository checkouts and not needing to remember to rerun
 # `pip install -e '.[dev]'` when switching between checkouts and running tests.
 git_repo_path = abspath(join(dirname(__file__), "src"))
@@ -46,6 +85,13 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
     config.addinivalue_line("markers", "is_staging_test: mark test to run only in the staging environment")
     config.addinivalue_line("markers", "accelerate_tests: mark test that require accelerate")
     config.addinivalue_line("markers", "tool_tests: mark the tool tests that are run on their specific schedule")
+    config.addinivalue_line("markers", "not_device_test: mark the tests always running on cpu")
+
+
+def pytest_collection_modifyitems(items):
+    for item in items:
+        if any(test_name in item.nodeid for test_name in NOT_DEVICE_TESTS):
+            item.add_marker(pytest.mark.not_device_test)
 
 
 def pytest_addoption(parser):