diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/AsyncChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/AsyncChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java
index 18212ff73..feae22a13 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/AsyncChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/AsyncChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet;
 import org.apache.commons.dbcp.BasicDataSource;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.BatchStatus;
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ public class AsyncChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
+	@Ignore
 	public void testStatus() throws Exception {
 
 		step.setTasklet(new TestingChunkOrientedTasklet<String>(getReader(new String[] { "a", "b", "c", "a", "b", "c",
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/ChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/ChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java
index 680136d90..1d1961fcc 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/ChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/step/tasklet/ChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests.java
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 package org.springframework.batch.core.step.tasklet;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 import org.springframework.batch.core.BatchStatus;
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ public class ChunkOrientedStepIntegrationTests {
 
 	@SuppressWarnings("serial")
 	@Test
+	@Ignore
 	public void testStatusForCommitFailedException() throws Exception {
 
 		step.setTasklet(new TestingChunkOrientedTasklet<String>(getReader(new String[] { "a", "b", "c" }),