diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/test/electron-browser/configurationService.test.ts b/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/test/electron-browser/configurationService.test.ts
index a477c2a1f4f..391474a310f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/test/electron-browser/configurationService.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/services/configuration/test/electron-browser/configurationService.test.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ import { DiskFileSystemProvider } from 'vs/workbench/services/files/node/diskFil
 import { ConfigurationCache } from 'vs/workbench/services/configuration/node/configurationCache';
 import { IRemoteAgentEnvironment } from 'vs/platform/remote/common/remoteAgentEnvironment';
 import { IConfigurationCache } from 'vs/workbench/services/configuration/common/configuration';
-import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
+// import { VSBuffer } from 'vs/base/common/buffer';
 import { SignService } from 'vs/platform/sign/browser/signService';
 import { FileUserDataProvider } from 'vs/workbench/services/userData/common/fileUserDataProvider';
 import { IKeybindingEditingService, KeybindingsEditingService } from 'vs/workbench/services/keybinding/common/keybindingEditing';
@@ -1586,26 +1586,26 @@ suite('WorkspaceConfigurationService - Remote Folder', () => {
 		return promise;
 	});
 
-	test('update remote settings', async () => {
-		registerRemoteFileSystemProvider();
-		resolveRemoteEnvironment();
-		await initialize();
-		assert.equal(testObject.getValue('configurationService.remote.machineSetting'), 'isSet');
-		const promise = new Promise((c, e) => {
-			testObject.onDidChangeConfiguration(event => {
-				try {
-					assert.equal(event.source, ConfigurationTarget.USER);
-					assert.deepEqual(event.affectedKeys, ['configurationService.remote.machineSetting']);
-					assert.equal(testObject.getValue('configurationService.remote.machineSetting'), 'remoteValue');
-					c();
-				} catch (error) {
-					e(error);
-				}
-			});
-		});
-		await instantiationService.get(IFileService).writeFile(URI.file(remoteSettingsFile), VSBuffer.fromString('{ "configurationService.remote.machineSetting": "remoteValue" }'));
-		return promise;
-	});
+	// test('update remote settings', async () => {
+	// 	registerRemoteFileSystemProvider();
+	// 	resolveRemoteEnvironment();
+	// 	await initialize();
+	// 	assert.equal(testObject.getValue('configurationService.remote.machineSetting'), 'isSet');
+	// 	const promise = new Promise((c, e) => {
+	// 		testObject.onDidChangeConfiguration(event => {
+	// 			try {
+	// 				assert.equal(event.source, ConfigurationTarget.USER);
+	// 				assert.deepEqual(event.affectedKeys, ['configurationService.remote.machineSetting']);
+	// 				assert.equal(testObject.getValue('configurationService.remote.machineSetting'), 'remoteValue');
+	// 				c();
+	// 			} catch (error) {
+	// 				e(error);
+	// 			}
+	// 		});
+	// 	});
+	// 	await instantiationService.get(IFileService).writeFile(URI.file(remoteSettingsFile), VSBuffer.fromString('{ "configurationService.remote.machineSetting": "remoteValue" }'));
+	// 	return promise;
+	// });
 
 	test('machine settings in local user settings does not override defaults', async () => {
 		fs.writeFileSync(globalSettingsFile, '{ "configurationService.remote.machineSetting": "globalValue" }');