diff --git a/app/tests/Makefile.am b/app/tests/Makefile.am
index 86f28c8997..7d4aae6be4 100644
--- a/app/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/app/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@ TESTS = \
 	test-core					\
 	test-gimpidtable				\
 	test-save-and-export				\
-	test-session-2-8-compatibility-multi-window	\
-	test-session-2-8-compatibility-single-window	\
 	test-single-window-mode				\
-	test-tools					\
 	test-ui						\
 	test-xcf
 
+# 3 tests disabled:
+#test-tools
+#test-session-2-8-compatibility-multi-window
+#test-session-2-8-compatibility-single-window
+
 EXTRA_PROGRAMS = $(TESTS)
 CLEANFILES = $(EXTRA_PROGRAMS)
 
diff --git a/app/tests/meson.build b/app/tests/meson.build
index aa278200fa..efe2913261 100644
--- a/app/tests/meson.build
+++ b/app/tests/meson.build
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ app_tests = [
   'core',
   'gimpidtable',
   'save-and-export',
-  'session-2-8-compatibility-multi-window',
-  'session-2-8-compatibility-single-window',
+#'session-2-8-compatibility-multi-window',
+#'session-2-8-compatibility-single-window',
   'single-window-mode',
-  'tools',
+#'tools',
   'ui',
   'xcf',
 ]