diff --git a/test/couch_replicator_compact_tests.erl b/test/couch_replicator_compact_tests.erl
index f9529d6..8378567 100644
--- a/test/couch_replicator_compact_tests.erl
+++ b/test/couch_replicator_compact_tests.erl
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 -define(TIMEOUT_WRITER, 3000).
 -define(TIMEOUT_EUNIT, ?TIMEOUT div 1000 + 5).
 
+-ifdef(run_broken_tests).
+
 setup() ->
     DbName = ?tempdb(),
     {ok, Db} = couch_db:create(DbName, [?ADMIN_USER]),
@@ -435,3 +437,5 @@
     after 0 ->
         ok
     end.
+
+-endif.
diff --git a/test/couch_replicator_missing_stubs_tests.erl b/test/couch_replicator_missing_stubs_tests.erl
index db95451..0bf2f6a 100644
--- a/test/couch_replicator_missing_stubs_tests.erl
+++ b/test/couch_replicator_missing_stubs_tests.erl
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 -define(TIMEOUT_EUNIT, 30).
 
 
+-ifdef(run_broken_tests).
+
 setup() ->
     DbName = ?tempdb(),
     {ok, Db} = couch_db:create(DbName, [?ADMIN_USER]),
@@ -247,3 +249,6 @@
         {'DOWN', MonRef, process, Pid, _} ->
             ok
     end.
+
+-endif.
+