diff --git a/src/mono/wasm/debugger/Wasm.Debugger.Tests/wasm.helix.targets b/src/mono/wasm/debugger/Wasm.Debugger.Tests/wasm.helix.targets
index b9a4726d94f5c..01f22bd07ec4e 100644
--- a/src/mono/wasm/debugger/Wasm.Debugger.Tests/wasm.helix.targets
+++ b/src/mono/wasm/debugger/Wasm.Debugger.Tests/wasm.helix.targets
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
       <Output TaskParameter="Lines" ItemName="_DebuggerTestsClassName" />
     </ReadLinesFromFile>
 
+    <ItemGroup>
+      <!-- ActiveIssue: https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/81170 -->
+      <_DebuggerTestsClassName Remove="@(_DebuggerTestsClassName)" Condition="'%(Identity)' == 'DebuggerTests.ExceptionTests'" />
+    </ItemGroup>
+
     <ItemGroup>
       <HelixWorkItem Include="@(_DebuggerTestsClassName -> '$(DebuggerHost)-%(Identity)')">
         <PayloadArchive>$(TestArchiveTestsDir)Wasm.Debugger.Tests.zip</PayloadArchive>