diff --git a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/TestIOFencing.java b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/TestIOFencing.java
index 6e74214fb77..cc84600cbfb 100644
--- a/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/TestIOFencing.java
+++ b/hbase-server/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/TestIOFencing.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.DataNode;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.FSNamesystem;
 import org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.namenode.LeaseManager;
 import org.apache.log4j.Level;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
 
@@ -202,6 +203,7 @@ public class TestIOFencing {
    * a new regionserver altogether.  This fakes the double assignment case where region in one
    * location changes the files out from underneath a region being served elsewhere.
    */
+  @Ignore("See HBASE-10298")
   @Test
   public void testFencingAroundCompaction() throws Exception {
     doTest(BlockCompactionsInPrepRegion.class);
@@ -213,6 +215,7 @@ public class TestIOFencing {
    * a new regionserver altogether.  This fakes the double assignment case where region in one
    * location changes the files out from underneath a region being served elsewhere.
    */
+  @Ignore("See HBASE-10298")
   @Test
   public void testFencingAroundCompactionAfterWALSync() throws Exception {
     doTest(BlockCompactionsInCompletionRegion.class);