diff --git a/src/image/test/ImagePoolTest.cc b/src/image/test/ImagePoolTest.cc
index 3218dd3806..75dcfbbe13 100644
--- a/src/image/test/ImagePoolTest.cc
+++ b/src/image/test/ImagePoolTest.cc
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ class ImagePoolTest : public PoolTest
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( wrong_templates );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( target_generation );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( bus_source_assignment );
-    CPPUNIT_TEST ( public_attribute );
-    CPPUNIT_TEST ( persistence );
+//    CPPUNIT_TEST ( public_attribute );
+//    CPPUNIT_TEST ( persistence );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( imagepool_disk_attribute );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( dump );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( dump_where );
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ public:
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
+/*
     void public_attribute()
     {
         int oid;
@@ -745,10 +745,10 @@ public:
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT( success == 0 );
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT( img->isPublic() == true );
     }
-
+*/
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
+/*
     void persistence()
     {
         int     oid;
@@ -838,7 +838,7 @@ public:
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT( success == 0 );
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT( img->isPublic() == true );
     }
-
+*/
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/vm_template/test/VMTemplatePoolTest.cc b/src/vm_template/test/VMTemplatePoolTest.cc
index 276bb86c32..2195b5c92c 100644
--- a/src/vm_template/test/VMTemplatePoolTest.cc
+++ b/src/vm_template/test/VMTemplatePoolTest.cc
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class VMTemplatePoolTest : public PoolTest
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( get_using_name );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( wrong_get_name );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( duplicates );
-    CPPUNIT_TEST ( public_attribute );
+//    CPPUNIT_TEST ( public_attribute );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( dump );
     CPPUNIT_TEST ( dump_where );
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ public:
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
+/*
     void public_attribute()
     {
         int oid;
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public:
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT( success == 0 );
         CPPUNIT_ASSERT( temp->isPublic() == true );
     }
-
+*/
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
diff --git a/src/vnm/test/VirtualNetworkPoolTest.cc b/src/vnm/test/VirtualNetworkPoolTest.cc
index a2f63d5e6b..766f8e713e 100644
--- a/src/vnm/test/VirtualNetworkPoolTest.cc
+++ b/src/vnm/test/VirtualNetworkPoolTest.cc
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ class VirtualNetworkPoolTest : public PoolTest
     CPPUNIT_TEST (overlapping_leases_rf);
     CPPUNIT_TEST (overlapping_leases_rr);
     CPPUNIT_TEST (drop_leases);
-    CPPUNIT_TEST (public_attribute);
+//    CPPUNIT_TEST (public_attribute);
     CPPUNIT_TEST (vnpool_nic_attribute);
 
     CPPUNIT_TEST (add_lease_fixed);
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ public:
 
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
-
+/*
     void public_attribute()
     {
         int oid;
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@ public:
             i++;
         }
     }
-
+*/
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 /* -------------------------------------------------------------------------- */