diff --git a/tests/tests_fabric/plugins/collectives/test_torch_collective.py b/tests/tests_fabric/plugins/collectives/test_torch_collective.py
index d27d702324520..00acb278e836a 100644
--- a/tests/tests_fabric/plugins/collectives/test_torch_collective.py
+++ b/tests/tests_fabric/plugins/collectives/test_torch_collective.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 from lightning.fabric.plugins.environments import LightningEnvironment
 from lightning.fabric.strategies.ddp import DDPStrategy
 from lightning.fabric.strategies.launchers.multiprocessing import _MultiProcessingLauncher
-from lightning.fabric.utilities.imports import _IS_WINDOWS, _TORCH_GREATER_EQUAL_1_13
+from lightning.fabric.utilities.imports import _TORCH_GREATER_EQUAL_1_13
 
 from tests_fabric.helpers.runif import RunIf
 
@@ -231,9 +231,7 @@ def _test_distributed_collectives_fn(strategy, collective):
 
 
 @skip_distributed_unavailable
-@pytest.mark.parametrize("n", [1, 2])
-@RunIf(skip_windows=True)
-@mock.patch.dict(os.environ, os.environ.copy(), clear=True)  # sets CUDA_MODULE_LOADING in torch==1.13
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("n", [1, pytest.param(2, marks=pytest.mark.xfail(raises=TimeoutError, strict=False))])
 def test_collectives_distributed(n):
     collective_launch(_test_distributed_collectives_fn, [torch.device("cpu")] * n)
 
@@ -268,8 +266,8 @@ def _test_two_groups(strategy, left_collective, right_collective):
 
 
 @skip_distributed_unavailable
-@pytest.mark.skipif(_IS_WINDOWS, reason="strange TimeOut exception")  # Todo
-@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=False, reason="TODO(carmocca): causing hangs in CI")
+@RunIf(skip_windows=True)  # unhandled timeouts
+@pytest.mark.xfail(raises=TimeoutError, strict=False)
 def test_two_groups():
     collective_launch(_test_two_groups, [torch.device("cpu")] * 3, num_groups=2)
 
@@ -285,8 +283,7 @@ def _test_default_process_group(strategy, *collectives):
 
 
 @skip_distributed_unavailable
-@RunIf(skip_windows=True)
-@mock.patch.dict(os.environ, os.environ.copy(), clear=True)  # sets CUDA_MODULE_LOADING in torch==1.13
+@RunIf(skip_windows=True)  # unhandled timeouts
 def test_default_process_group():
     collective_launch(_test_default_process_group, [torch.device("cpu")] * 3, num_groups=2)