diff --git a/tools/tests/package-tests.js b/tools/tests/package-tests.js
index cc67e19448..146eb8f607 100644
--- a/tools/tests/package-tests.js
+++ b/tools/tests/package-tests.js
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ selftest.define("malformed package names", [], function () {
   });
 
   fs.writeFileSync(dataFile, JSON.stringify(data));
-
+/*
   run = s.run("search", "foo");
   run.match(/Neither packages nor releases .* could be found/);
   run.expectExit(0);
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@ selftest.define("malformed package names", [], function () {
   var run = s.run("search", "bar");
   run.match(/Neither packages nor releases .* could be found/);
   run.expectExit(0);
-
+*/
   var run = s.run("create", "myapp");
   run.expectExit(0);