diff --git a/tools/update_required_branch_checks.py b/tools/update_required_branch_checks.py
index b0654cd5e556..fd7afac31a9d 100644
--- a/tools/update_required_branch_checks.py
+++ b/tools/update_required_branch_checks.py
@@ -44,8 +44,9 @@
     # Excludes blackbox, web platform, and unit tests run on-device.
     '_on_device_',
 
-    # Excludes evergreen as blackbox test.
+    # Excludes slow and flaky evergreen tests.
     'evergreen-as-blackbox_test',
+    'evergreen_test',
 
     # Excludes templated check names.
     '${{'