diff --git a/features/admin-query/pom.xml b/features/admin-query/pom.xml
index 991e141ac..b729ebbf7 100644
--- a/features/admin-query/pom.xml
+++ b/features/admin-query/pom.xml
@@ -146,9 +146,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
+            <!-- Uncomment once https://github.com/connexta/admin-console/issues/246 is resolved. -->
+            <!--<plugin>-->
+                <!--<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>-->
+            <!--</plugin>-->
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/features/admin-query/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/features/admin-query/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 9fbb3e98b..9a2c25cf5 100644
--- a/features/admin-query/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/features/admin-query/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@
           xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
           xsi:schemaLocation="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.3.0 http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.3.0">
 
-    <repository>mvn:ddf.features/admin/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>
-    <repository>mvn:ddf.features/security/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>
-    <repository>mvn:ddf.catalog/catalog-app/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>
+    <!-- Uncomment once https://github.com/connexta/admin-console/issues/246 is resolved. -->
+    <!--<repository>mvn:ddf.features/admin/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>-->
+    <!--<repository>mvn:ddf.features/security/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>-->
+    <!--<repository>mvn:ddf.catalog/catalog-app/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>-->
 
     <feature name="admin-query-api" install="manual" version="${project.version}"
              description="DDF :: Admin Console :: Query :: Api ">
diff --git a/features/dev/pom.xml b/features/dev/pom.xml
index 9d4e4c85c..f38acb284 100644
--- a/features/dev/pom.xml
+++ b/features/dev/pom.xml
@@ -83,9 +83,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
+            <!-- Uncomment once https://github.com/connexta/admin-console/issues/246 is resolved. -->
+            <!--<plugin>-->
+                <!--<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>-->
+            <!--</plugin>-->
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/features/dev/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/features/dev/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 53658ece1..27d1823f0 100644
--- a/features/dev/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/features/dev/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
           xsi:schemaLocation="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.3.0 http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.3.0">
 
     <repository>mvn:ddf.features/admin-query/${project.version}/xml/features</repository>
-    <repository>mvn:ddf.features/admin/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>
+    <!-- Uncomment once https://github.com/connexta/admin-console/issues/246 is resolved. -->
+    <!--<repository>mvn:ddf.features/admin/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>-->
 
     <feature name="admin-query-dev-tools" install="auto" version="${project.version}"
              description="Includes tools strictly for development purposes.">
diff --git a/features/testing/pom.xml b/features/testing/pom.xml
index 4415ec6e1..ffa9b58df 100644
--- a/features/testing/pom.xml
+++ b/features/testing/pom.xml
@@ -82,9 +82,10 @@
             <plugin>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
+            <!-- Uncomment once https://github.com/connexta/admin-console/issues/246 is resolved. -->
+            <!--<plugin>-->
+                <!--<artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>-->
+            <!--</plugin>-->
         </plugins>
     </build>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/features/testing/src/main/feature/feature.xml b/features/testing/src/main/feature/feature.xml
index 36f470a1e..a7272a882 100644
--- a/features/testing/src/main/feature/feature.xml
+++ b/features/testing/src/main/feature/feature.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
           xsi:schemaLocation="http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.3.0 http://karaf.apache.org/xmlns/features/v1.3.0">
 
     <repository>mvn:ddf.features/admin-query/${project.version}/xml/features</repository>
-    <repository>mvn:ddf.features/test-utilities/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>
+    <!-- Uncomment once https://github.com/connexta/admin-console/issues/246 is resolved. -->
+    <!--<repository>mvn:ddf.features/test-utilities/${ddf.version}/xml/features</repository>-->
 
     <feature name="admin-query-itest-commons" install="auto" version="${project.version}"
              description="Integration tests tools for the admin query artifacts.">