diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueDiscardRpcAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueDiscardRpcAcceptanceTest.java
index 09da7e7e04..581b41587b 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueDiscardRpcAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueDiscardRpcAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.PantheonNode;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore
 public class CliqueDiscardRpcAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueGetSignersRpcTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueGetSignersRpcTest.java
index 7defc03259..0a9ffd2c12 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueGetSignersRpcTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueGetSignersRpcTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.AcceptanceTestBase;
 import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.PantheonNode;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore
 public class CliqueGetSignersRpcTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
   private PantheonNode minerNode1;
   private PantheonNode minerNode2;
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java
index 55417c6ca2..42d227d65b 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.PantheonNode;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore
 public class CliqueMiningAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposalRpcAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposalRpcAcceptanceTest.java
index ee414c56ea..116950be87 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposalRpcAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposalRpcAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.PantheonNode;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore
 public class CliqueProposalRpcAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java
index 938cdb1e60..8146f3be3e 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/src/test/java/tech/pegasys/pantheon/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ import tech.pegasys.pantheon.tests.acceptance.dsl.waitcondition.WaitCondition;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+@Ignore
 public class CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
 
   @Test