diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractDSpaceTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractDSpaceTest.java
index 9b260f8499..12730b4e5a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractDSpaceTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractDSpaceTest.java
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ import org.dspace.servicemanager.DSpaceKernelInit;
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+import mockit.integration.junit4.JMockit;
 
 /**
  * DSpace Unit Tests need to initialize the DSpace Kernel / Service Mgr
@@ -33,6 +37,8 @@ import org.junit.BeforeClass;
  * @see AbstractIntegrationTest
  * @author Tim
  */
+@Ignore
+@RunWith(JMockit.class)
 public class AbstractDSpaceTest
 {
     /** log4j category */
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractIntegrationTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
index 429aabb48a..fd7fb2375a 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractIntegrationTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 package org.dspace;
 
 import org.databene.contiperf.junit.ContiPerfRule;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 
 /**
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@ import org.junit.Rule;
  *
  * @author pvillega
  */
+@Ignore
 public class AbstractIntegrationTest extends AbstractUnitTest
 {
 
diff --git a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractUnitTest.java b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractUnitTest.java
index 43e8c7574f..732a70ed93 100644
--- a/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractUnitTest.java
+++ b/dspace-api/src/test/java/org/dspace/AbstractUnitTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import org.dspace.storage.rdbms.DatabaseUtils;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 
 import java.sql.SQLException;
 
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
  * @see AbstractDSpaceTest
  * @author pvillega
  */
+@Ignore
 public class AbstractUnitTest extends AbstractDSpaceTest
 {
     /** log4j category */