diff --git a/ext/date/tests/bug73837.phpt b/ext/date/tests/bug73837.phpt
index de7c8d7079ac2..86fd0a871f8fe 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/bug73837.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/bug73837.phpt
@@ -1,20 +1,24 @@
 --TEST--
 Bug #73837: Milliseconds in DateTime()
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (getenv("SKIP_SLOW_TESTS")) die("skip slow test");
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
-$collect = [];
-
-for ( $i = 0; $i < 1000; $i++ )
-{
-    $a = new DateTime();
-    $key = "s" . $a->format( "u" );
-    $collect[$key] = true;
+$startTS = time();
+$prev_dt = new DateTime();
+while (time() < $startTS + 2) {
+    $dt = new DateTime();
+    if ($prev_dt > $dt) {
+        var_dump($prev_dt->format("Y-m-d H:i:s.u"));
+        var_dump($dt->format("Y-m-d H:i:s.u"));
+        break;
+    }
+    $prev_dt = $dt;
 }
 
-// For low-resolution clocks, we may construct many objects in the same tick.
-var_dump($n = count( $collect ));
-echo $n > 200 ? "microseconds differ\n" : "microseconds do not differ enough ($n)\n";
+echo "Finished\n";
 ?>
 --EXPECTF--
-int(%d)
-microseconds differ
+Finished