diff --git a/substrate/core/network/src/test/sync.rs b/substrate/core/network/src/test/sync.rs
index c31b1c3d5e..6b1af9a6af 100644
--- a/substrate/core/network/src/test/sync.rs
+++ b/substrate/core/network/src/test/sync.rs
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ fn sync_after_fork_works() {
 }
 
 #[test]
+#[ignore] // reinstate when import queue handlers dispatch announce messages.
 fn own_blocks_are_announced() {
 	::env_logger::init().ok();
 	let mut net = TestNet::new(3);