diff --git a/archives/features/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test.feature/feature.xml b/archives/features/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test.feature/feature.xml
index c293a81..70162c4 100755
--- a/archives/features/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test.feature/feature.xml
+++ b/archives/features/org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test.feature/feature.xml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ source code, or contact Red Hat Legal Affairs, 1801 Varsity Drive,
 Raleigh NC 27606 USA.
    </license>
 
-	<plugin id="org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test" download-size="0" install-size="0" version="0.0.0" />
+	<!-- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-12846 comment out until this test plugin compiles OK <plugin id="org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test" download-size="0" install-size="0" version="0.0.0" /> -->
 	<plugin id="org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.ui.test" download-size="0" install-size="0" version="0.0.0" />
 	<plugin id="org.jboss.tools.archives.ui.bot.test" download-size="0" install-size="0" version="0.0.0" />
 </feature>
diff --git a/archives/tests/pom.xml b/archives/tests/pom.xml
index 0c03b04..759a926 100644
--- a/archives/tests/pom.xml
+++ b/archives/tests/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xs
 	<name>archives.tests</name>
 	<packaging>pom</packaging>
 	<modules>
-		<module>org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test</module>
+		<!-- https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-12846 comment out until this test plugin compiles OK <module>org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.test</module> -->
 		<module>org.jboss.ide.eclipse.archives.ui.test</module>
 		<module>org.jboss.tools.archives.ui.bot.test</module>		
 	</modules>