diff --git a/basis/webbrowser/webbrowser-tests.factor b/basis/webbrowser/webbrowser-tests.factor
index e340521ceb..3afe8ee42d 100644
--- a/basis/webbrowser/webbrowser-tests.factor
+++ b/basis/webbrowser/webbrowser-tests.factor
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ USING: io.pathnames tools.test urls webbrowser ;
 { f } [ "moo" url-string? ] unit-test
 { f } [ 123 url-string? ] unit-test
 
-{ } [ "" absolute-path open-item ] unit-test
-{ } [ URL" http://www.google.com" open-item ] unit-test
+! Disabled these tests, which would be nice to have, but hard
+! on automated build machines to test and verify.
+! { } [ "" absolute-path open-item ] unit-test
+! { } [ URL" http://www.google.com" open-item ] unit-test