diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/wdr.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/wdr.py
index b2e73ce39..ce041642f 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/wdr.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/wdr.py
@@ -253,7 +253,10 @@ class WDRElefantIE(WDRBaseIE):
                 'id': 'mdb-1008774',
                 'ext': 'mp4',
                 'age_limit': None,
-                'upload_date': '20091119'
+                'upload_date': '20091119',
+            },
+            'params': {
+                'skip_download' : True,
             },
         },
         {
@@ -265,6 +268,9 @@ class WDRElefantIE(WDRBaseIE):
                 'age_limit': None,
                 'upload_date': '20150406'
             },
+            'params': {
+                'skip_download' : True,
+            },
         },
     ]