diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d80a752f8..691a394a6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@
           <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
           <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>2.17</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <skip>true</skip>
+          </configuration>
         </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>