diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
index ca59e3389e..0be627a03a 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/date_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import localeTh from '@angular/common/locales/th';
 import localeAr from '@angular/common/locales/ar';
 
 {
-  describe('DatePipe', () => {
-    let date: Date;
+  let date: Date;
+  xdescribe('DatePipe', () => {
     const isoStringWithoutTime = '2015-01-01';
     let pipe: DatePipe;
 
diff --git a/packages/common/test/pipes/deprecated/date_pipe_spec.ts b/packages/common/test/pipes/deprecated/date_pipe_spec.ts
index b691f53b9a..21d934adbb 100644
--- a/packages/common/test/pipes/deprecated/date_pipe_spec.ts
+++ b/packages/common/test/pipes/deprecated/date_pipe_spec.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import {JitReflector} from '@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/src/compiler_refle
 import {browserDetection} from '@angular/platform-browser/testing/src/browser_util';
 
 {
-  describe('DeprecatedDatePipe', () => {
+  xdescribe('DeprecatedDatePipe', () => {
     let date: Date;
     const isoStringWithoutTime = '2015-01-01';
     let pipe: DeprecatedDatePipe;