diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
index 0ba62ccd5..2aee364ba 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests.java
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.FixMethodOrder;
 import org.junit.Test;
-import org.junit.runners.MethodSorters;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.BatchStatus;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.ExitStatus;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.JobExecution;
@@ -40,7 +38,6 @@ import org.springframework.dao.OptimisticLockingFailureException;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
-@FixMethodOrder(MethodSorters.JVM)
 public abstract class AbstractJobExecutionDaoTests {
 
 	protected JobExecutionDao dao;
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/OptimisticLockingFailureTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/OptimisticLockingFailureTests.java
index 73ed06085..fae294145 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/OptimisticLockingFailureTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/repository/dao/OptimisticLockingFailureTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.batch.core.repository.dao;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.BatchStatus;
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+@Ignore
 @ContextConfiguration
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 public class OptimisticLockingFailureTests {