diff --git a/test/functional/test_datasource_tools.py b/test/functional/test_datasource_tools.py
index 572f8b517ba..053f478708c 100644
--- a/test/functional/test_datasource_tools.py
+++ b/test/functional/test_datasource_tools.py
@@ -7,21 +7,21 @@ class UcscTests(TwillTestCase):
         """Clearing history"""
         self.clear_history()
 
-    def test_Biomart_Uniprot(self):
-        """Connection to Biomart"""
-        #All this test does, is check to see if biomart is accessible through Galaxy. A dataset is never retrieved or checked.
-        self.go2myurl('http://www.biomart.org/biomart/martview/b15f707b4956f926636a8d79b80b201f?do_export=1&resultsButton=1') 
-
-        current_file = self.get_fname('temp_biomart_hs_mt.dat')
-        diff_file = self.get_fname('biomart_hs_mt.dat')
-        currentpage = self.last_page()
-        file(current_file, 'wb').write(currentpage)
-    
-        try:
-            self.diff( current_file, diff_file )
-            os.remove( current_file )
-        except AssertionError, err:
-            raise AssertionError( "Biomart changes:" + str( err ) )
+    #def test_Biomart_Uniprot(self):
+    #    """Connection to Biomart"""
+    #    #All this test does, is check to see if biomart is accessible through Galaxy. A dataset is never retrieved or checked.
+    #    self.go2myurl('http://www.biomart.org/biomart/martview/b15f707b4956f926636a8d79b80b201f?do_export=1&resultsButton=1') 
+    #
+    #    current_file = self.get_fname('temp_biomart_hs_mt.dat')
+    #    diff_file = self.get_fname('biomart_hs_mt.dat')
+    #    currentpage = self.last_page()
+    #    file(current_file, 'wb').write(currentpage)
+    #
+    #    try:
+    #        self.diff( current_file, diff_file )
+    #        os.remove( current_file )
+    #    except AssertionError, err:
+    #       raise AssertionError( "Biomart changes:" + str( err ) )
 
     #     # some button indices are hardcoded (twill limitation)
     #     self.run_tool('biomart')