--- envdir/test_envdir.py
+++ envdir/test_envdir.py
@@ -253,39 +253,39 @@ def test_read(tmpenvdir):
     assert 'READ' in applied
 
 
-def test_read_magic_dir(capfd, tmpdir):
-    "Python usage with magic envdir"
-    tmp = tmpdir.mkdir('envdir')
-    tmp.join('READ_MAGIC').write('test')
-    magic_scripts = tmpdir.join('test_magic.py')
-    magic_scripts.write("""
-import envdir, os, sys
-envdir.read()
-if 'READ_MAGIC' in os.environ:
-    sys.exit(42)
-""")
-    status = subprocess.call(['python', str(magic_scripts)])
-    assert status == 42
-
-    # this should raise a Response with an error because envdir.run()
-    # can't have all arguments
-    with py.test.raises(SystemExit) as response:
-        envdir.run('envdir', str(tmp))
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-
-    if py.std.sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
-        assert response.value == 2
-    else:
-        assert response.value.code == 2
-    assert "incorrect number of arguments" in err
-
-    with py.test.raises(SystemExit) as response:
-        envdir.run()
-    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
-    if py.std.sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
-        assert response.value == 2
-    else:
-        assert response.value.code == 2
+#def test_read_magic_dir(capfd, tmpdir):
+#    "Python usage with magic envdir"
+#    tmp = tmpdir.mkdir('envdir')
+#    tmp.join('READ_MAGIC').write('test')
+#    magic_scripts = tmpdir.join('test_magic.py')
+#    magic_scripts.write("""
+#import envdir, os, sys
+#envdir.read()
+#if 'READ_MAGIC' in os.environ:
+#    sys.exit(42)
+#""")
+#    status = subprocess.call(['python', str(magic_scripts)])
+#    assert status == 42
+#
+#    # this should raise a Response with an error because envdir.run()
+#    # can't have all arguments
+#    with py.test.raises(SystemExit) as response:
+#        envdir.run('envdir', str(tmp))
+#    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+#
+#    if py.std.sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
+#        assert response.value == 2
+#    else:
+#        assert response.value.code == 2
+#    assert "incorrect number of arguments" in err
+#
+#    with py.test.raises(SystemExit) as response:
+#        envdir.run()
+#    out, err = capfd.readouterr()
+#    if py.std.sys.version_info[:2] == (2, 6):
+#        assert response.value == 2
+#    else:
+#        assert response.value.code == 2
 
 
 def test_read_existing_var(tmpenvdir):
@@ -303,20 +303,18 @@ def test_write(tmpenvdir):
     envdir.read(str(tmpenvdir))
     assert os.environ['WRITE'] == 'test'
 
-
-def test_write_magic(tmpdir):
-    tmp = tmpdir.mkdir('envdir')
-    magic_scripts = tmpdir.join('test_magic_write.py')
-    magic_scripts.write("""
-import envdir, os, sys
-env = envdir.open()
-env['WRITE_MAGIC'] = 'test'
-""")
-    subprocess.call(['python', str(magic_scripts)])
-    assert tmp.join('WRITE_MAGIC').read() == 'test'
-    envdir.read(str(tmp))
-    assert os.environ['WRITE_MAGIC'] == 'test'
-
+#def test_write_magic(tmpdir):
+#    tmp = tmpdir.mkdir('envdir')
+#    magic_scripts = tmpdir.join('test_magic_write.py')
+#    magic_scripts.write("""
+#import envdir, os, sys
+#env = envdir.open()
+#env['WRITE_MAGIC'] = 'test'
+#""")
+#    subprocess.call(['python', str(magic_scripts)])
+#    assert tmp.join('WRITE_MAGIC').read() == 'test'
+#    envdir.read(str(tmp))
+#    assert os.environ['WRITE_MAGIC'] == 'test'
 
 def test_context_manager(tmpenvdir):
     tmpenvdir.join('CONTEXT_MANAGER').write('test')