diff --git a/_pytest/unittest.py b/_pytest/unittest.py
index 585f81472..5c7f38f48 100644
--- a/_pytest/unittest.py
+++ b/_pytest/unittest.py
@@ -134,8 +134,7 @@ class TestCaseFunction(Function):
         try:
             skip(reason)
         except skip.Exception:
-            self._evalskip = MarkEvaluator(self, 'SkipTest')
-            self._evalskip.result = True
+            self._evalskip = True
             self._addexcinfo(sys.exc_info())
 
     def addExpectedFailure(self, testcase, rawexcinfo, reason=""):
diff --git a/changelog/2767.trivial b/changelog/2767.trivial
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c42a06e07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/2767.trivial
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* remove unnecessary mark evaluator in unittest plugin
\ No newline at end of file