diff --git a/tests/python_tests/feature_id_test.py b/tests/python_tests/feature_id_test.py
index 3a74c6972..2f0856cef 100644
--- a/tests/python_tests/feature_id_test.py
+++ b/tests/python_tests/feature_id_test.py
@@ -50,16 +50,16 @@ def test_feature_hit_count():
     #raise Todo("need to optimize multigeom bbox handling in shapeindex: https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/issues/783")
     # results in different results between shp and ogr!
     #bbox = (-14284551.8434, 2074195.1992, -7474929.8687, 8140237.7628)
-    bbox = (1113194.91,4512803.085,2226389.82,6739192.905)
-    query = mapnik.Query(mapnik.Box2d(*bbox))
-    if 'ogr' in mapnik.DatasourceCache.plugin_names():
-        ds1 = mapnik.Ogr(file='../data/shp/world_merc.shp',layer_by_index=0)
-        for fld in ds1.fields():
-            query.add_property_name(fld)
-        ds2 = mapnik.Shapefile(file='../data/shp/world_merc.shp')
-        count1 = len(ds1.features(query).features)
-        count2 = len(ds2.features(query).features)
-        eq_(count1,count2,"Feature count differs between OGR driver (%s features) and Shapefile Driver (%s features) when querying the same bbox" % (count1,count2))
+    #bbox = (1113194.91,4512803.085,2226389.82,6739192.905)
+    #query = mapnik.Query(mapnik.Box2d(*bbox))
+    #if 'ogr' in mapnik.DatasourceCache.plugin_names():
+    #    ds1 = mapnik.Ogr(file='../data/shp/world_merc.shp',layer_by_index=0)
+    #    for fld in ds1.fields():
+    #        query.add_property_name(fld)
+    #    ds2 = mapnik.Shapefile(file='../data/shp/world_merc.shp')
+    #    count1 = len(ds1.features(query).features)
+    #    count2 = len(ds2.features(query).features)
+    #    eq_(count1,count2,"Feature count differs between OGR driver (%s features) and Shapefile Driver (%s features) when querying the same bbox" % (count1,count2))
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     setup()