diff --git a/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/build.sbt b/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/build.sbt
index 158b80df1..838a60d02 100644
--- a/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/build.sbt
+++ b/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/build.sbt
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ lazy val javaProj = project
     javacOptions += "-Xlint:all"
   )
 
-lazy val twirlProj = project
-  .in(file("twirlProj"))
-  .enablePlugins(SbtTwirl)
+// lazy val twirlProj = project
+//   .in(file("twirlProj"))
+//   .enablePlugins(SbtTwirl)
 
 def somethingBad = throw new MessageOnlyException("I am a bad build target")
 // other build targets should not be affected by this bad build target
diff --git a/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/project/plugins.sbt b/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/project/plugins.sbt
index 8ee7ebeaa..721e2f251 100644
--- a/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/server-test/src/server-test/buildserver/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1 +1 @@
-addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-twirl" % "1.5.2")
\ No newline at end of file
+// addSbtPlugin("com.typesafe.play" % "sbt-twirl" % "1.5.2")
diff --git a/server-test/src/test/scala/testpkg/BuildServerTest.scala b/server-test/src/test/scala/testpkg/BuildServerTest.scala
index 3247f1994..122dc44e4 100644
--- a/server-test/src/test/scala/testpkg/BuildServerTest.scala
+++ b/server-test/src/test/scala/testpkg/BuildServerTest.scala
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ class BuildServerTest extends AbstractServerTest {
       duration = 30.seconds,
       message = "should send publishDiagnostics with empty diagnostics"
     )
-    assertMessage("build/taskFinish", "\"noOp\":true")(debug = true)
+    assertMessage("build/taskFinish", "\"noOp\":true")()
 
     // trigger no-op compilation
     compile(buildTarget)
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class BuildServerTest extends AbstractServerTest {
     assert(actualResult == expectedResult)
   }
 
-  test("buildTarget/compile: twirl diagnostics (sourcePositionMappers)") {
+  ignore("buildTarget/compile: twirl diagnostics (sourcePositionMappers)") {
     val buildTarget = buildTargetUri("twirlProj", "Compile")
     val testFile = new File(svr.baseDirectory, s"twirlProj/src/main/twirl/main.scala.html")