diff --git a/test/test_all_urls.py b/test/test_all_urls.py
index a9db42b30..a929afd15 100644
--- a/test/test_all_urls.py
+++ b/test/test_all_urls.py
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ class TestAllURLsMatching(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_keywords(self):
         self.assertMatch(':ytsubs', ['youtube:subscriptions'])
         self.assertMatch(':ytsubscriptions', ['youtube:subscriptions'])
-        self.assertMatch(':ythistory', ['youtube:history'])
+        # self.assertMatch(':ythistory', ['youtube:history'])
         self.assertMatch(':thedailyshow', ['ComedyCentralShows'])
         self.assertMatch(':tds', ['ComedyCentralShows'])
 
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
index b93156232..2529d8657 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/__init__.py
@@ -808,6 +808,8 @@ from .youtube import (
     YoutubeIE,
     YoutubeChannelIE,
     YoutubeFavouritesIE,
+    # disabled because it can wipe the watch history (see #6893)
+    # remember to uncumment test in test/test_all_urls when it's fixed
     #YoutubeHistoryIE,
     YoutubePlaylistIE,
     YoutubeRecommendedIE,