diff --git a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.ts b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.ts
index ada2a30b73..e59c1adc6b 100644
--- a/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.ts
+++ b/modules/angular2/test/router/router_spec.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ export function main() {
        }));
 
     // See https://github.com/angular/angular/issues/5590
-    it('should replace history when triggered by a hashchange with a redirect',
+    // This test is disabled because it is flaky.
+    // TODO: bford. make this test not flaky and reenable it.
+    xit('should replace history when triggered by a hashchange with a redirect',
        inject([AsyncTestCompleter], (async) => {
          var outlet = makeDummyOutlet();