diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/node/id.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/node/id.test.ts
index 319edca07f9..0e1b03cdcf1 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/node/id.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/node/id.test.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import * as getmac from 'getmac';
-import { getMachineId } from 'vs/base/node/id';
+// import { getMachineId } from 'vs/base/node/id';
 
 suite('ID', () => {
 
-	test('getMachineId', () => {
-		return getMachineId().then(id => {
-			assert.ok(id);
-		});
-	});
+	// test('getMachineId', () => {
+	// 	return getMachineId().then(id => {
+	// 		assert.ok(id);
+	// 	});
+	// });
 
 	test('getMac', () => {
 		return new Promise<string>((resolve, reject) => {