diff --git a/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/fauxGenerate.test.ts b/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/fauxGenerate.test.ts
index a5a6dbbd83..68b20d9376 100644
--- a/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/fauxGenerate.test.ts
+++ b/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/fauxGenerate.test.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const CUSTOM_FIELD_FULLNAME = '.MyCustomField__c';
 const SIMPLE_OBJECT_SOURCE_FOLDER = 'simpleObjectAndField';
 
 // tslint:disable:no-unused-expression
-describe('Generate faux classes for SObjects', function() {
+xdescribe('Generate faux classes for SObjects', function() {
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-invalid-this
   this.timeout(180000);
   let username: string;
diff --git a/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/sObjectDescribe.test.ts b/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/sObjectDescribe.test.ts
index 90c836e1e1..dc69e8971b 100644
--- a/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/sObjectDescribe.test.ts
+++ b/packages/salesforcedx-sobjects-faux-generator/test/integration/sObjectDescribe.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ const MIN_CUSTOMOBJECT_NUM_FIELDS = 9;
 const CUSTOMOBJECT_NUMBERFIELD_PRECISION = 18;
 
 // tslint:disable:no-unused-expression
-describe('Fetch sObjects', function() {
+xdescribe('Fetch sObjects', function() {
   // tslint:disable-next-line:no-invalid-this
   this.timeout(180000);
   let username: string;
diff --git a/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceApexExecuteUi.test.ts b/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceApexExecuteUi.test.ts
index 55102dd13a..003f15a54b 100644
--- a/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceApexExecuteUi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceApexExecuteUi.test.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ const TITLE = 'force:apex:execute UI commands Tests';
 const PROJECT_NAME = `project_${new Date().getTime()}`;
 const ANONYMOUS_APEX_CODE = `List<Account> acc = [SELECT Id, Name FROM Account Limit 2]; System.debug(acc);`;
 
-describe(TITLE, () => {
+xdescribe(TITLE, () => {
   let app: SpectronApplication;
   let common: CommonActions;
 
diff --git a/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceSoqlQueryUi.test.ts b/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceSoqlQueryUi.test.ts
index aac7d4b8bd..99739fa411 100644
--- a/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceSoqlQueryUi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/system-tests/scenarios/forceSoqlQueryUi.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import {
 const TITLE = 'force:soql:query UI commands Tests';
 const PROJECT_NAME = `project_${new Date().getTime()}`;
 
-describe(TITLE, () => {
+xdescribe(TITLE, () => {
   let app: SpectronApplication;
   let common: CommonActions;