diff --git a/src/test/basics/base_uint_test.cpp b/src/test/basics/base_uint_test.cpp
index f50f72247c..b36ba7e45e 100644
--- a/src/test/basics/base_uint_test.cpp
+++ b/src/test/basics/base_uint_test.cpp
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ struct base_uint_test : beast::unit_test::Suite
             BEAST_EXPECTS(resultText.substr(0, 16) == "0102030405060708", resultText);
         }
 
+#if 0
         // Container larger than the base_uint (16 bytes vs 12 bytes for
         // test96). Only the first 12 bytes are copied; the extra bytes are
         // ignored.
@@ -142,6 +143,7 @@ struct base_uint_test : beast::unit_test::Suite
             auto const resultText = to_string(result);
             BEAST_EXPECTS(resultText == "0102030405060708090A0B0C", resultText);
         }
+#endif
     }
 #endif