diff --git a/lucene/spatial/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/BBoxStrategy.java b/lucene/spatial/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/BBoxStrategy.java
index f5fa9e512c5..16cd656d40c 100644
--- a/lucene/spatial/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/BBoxStrategy.java
+++ b/lucene/spatial/src/java/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/BBoxStrategy.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ import org.apache.lucene.spatial.query.UnsupportedSpatialOperation;
  * <ul>
  * <li>Only indexes Rectangles; just one per field value.</li>
  * <li>Can query only by a Rectangle.</li>
- * <li>Supports all {@link SpatialOperation}s.</li>
+ * <li>Supports most {@link SpatialOperation}s -- not Overlaps.</li>
  * <li>Uses the DocValues API for any sorting / relevancy.</li>
  * </ul>
  *
@@ -186,8 +186,7 @@ public class BBoxStrategy extends SpatialStrategy {
     else if( op == SpatialOperation.IsEqualTo      ) spatial = makeEquals(bbox);
     else if( op == SpatialOperation.IsDisjointTo   ) spatial = makeDisjoint(bbox);
     else if( op == SpatialOperation.IsWithin       ) spatial = makeWithin(bbox);
-    else if( op == SpatialOperation.Overlaps       ) spatial = makeIntersects(bbox);
-    else {
+    else { //no Overlaps support yet
         throw new UnsupportedSpatialOperation(op);
     }
     return spatial;
diff --git a/lucene/spatial/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/TestBBoxStrategy.java b/lucene/spatial/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/TestBBoxStrategy.java
index 6e2ef3478ba..23e0191b815 100644
--- a/lucene/spatial/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/TestBBoxStrategy.java
+++ b/lucene/spatial/src/test/org/apache/lucene/spatial/bbox/TestBBoxStrategy.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import com.spatial4j.core.shape.Shape;
 import org.apache.lucene.spatial.SpatialMatchConcern;
 import org.apache.lucene.spatial.StrategyTestCase;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class TestBBoxStrategy extends StrategyTestCase {
     return shape.getBoundingBox();
   }
 
-  @Test
+  @Test @Ignore("Overlaps not supported")
   public void testBasicOperaions() throws IOException {
     getAddAndVerifyIndexedDocuments(DATA_SIMPLE_BBOX);