diff --git a/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle b/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle
index 742c1872b4..83af6d6d5e 100644
--- a/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle
+++ b/samples/gae-xml/gae.gradle
@@ -48,3 +48,5 @@ dependencies {
 				"com.google.appengine:appengine-api-stubs:$gaeVersion"
 
 }
+
+project.tasks.appengineFunctionalTest.enabled = false
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