diff --git a/tools/coveragerc b/tools/coveragerc
index f85e9f6753..9e15f5b100 100644
--- a/tools/coveragerc
+++ b/tools/coveragerc
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ omit =
     tools/test-backend
     zerver/lib/test_fixtures.py
     zerver/lib/test_runner.py
+    # For API tests
+    zerver/lib/api_test_helpers.py
     # Part of provisioning/populate_db
     zerver/lib/generate_test_data.py
     # Excluded because its coverage state is flaky.