diff --git a/spec/atom/window-spec.coffee b/spec/atom/window-spec.coffee
index 80c69af90..8f28796fc 100644
--- a/spec/atom/window-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/atom/window-spec.coffee
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ describe "Window", ->
         expect($('head style').length).toBe 1
 
 
-    describe "bindMenuItem(path, keyPattern, action)", ->
+    xdescribe "bindMenuItem(path, keyPattern, action)", ->
       it "causes the given menu item to be added to the menu when the window is focused and removed when it is blurred", ->
         addedPaths = []
         spyOn(atom.native, 'addMenuItem').andCallFake (path) -> addedPaths.push(path)
diff --git a/spec/stdlib/native-spec.coffee b/spec/stdlib/native-spec.coffee
index 2ea9b2531..5aa9dfc9f 100644
--- a/spec/stdlib/native-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/stdlib/native-spec.coffee
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ describe "Native", ->
   beforeEach ->
     nativeModule = new Native
 
-  describe "addMenuItem(path, keyPattern)", ->
+  xdescribe "addMenuItem(path, keyPattern)", ->
     mainMenu = null
     mainMenuItems = null
 
diff --git a/src/stdlib/native.coffee b/src/stdlib/native.coffee
index a5b2f9500..283f47fa1 100644
--- a/src/stdlib/native.coffee
+++ b/src/stdlib/native.coffee
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ class Native
     $native.readFromPasteboard()
 
   resetMainMenu: (menu) ->
-    OSX.NSApp.resetMainMenu
+    # OSX.NSApp.resetMainMenu
 
   addMenuItem: (itemPath, keyPattern) ->
     itemPathComponents = itemPath.split /\s*>\s*/