diff --git a/src/vs/base/test/node/port.test.ts b/src/vs/base/test/node/port.test.ts
index 52a34a292d1424e886e5d77df6725171a1d5eca4..185501d647401ecdaadeff1b45787875c0143a5a 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/test/node/port.test.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/test/node/port.test.ts
@@ -31,24 +31,25 @@ suite('Ports', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
-	test('Finds a free port (with timeout)', function (done: () => void) {
-
-		// get an initial freeport >= 7000
-		ports.findFreePort(7000, 100, 300000, (initialPort) => {
-			assert.ok(initialPort >= 7000);
-
-			// create a server to block this port
-			const server = net.createServer();
-			server.listen(initialPort, null, null, () =>  {
-
-				// once listening, find another free port and assert that the port is different from the opened one
-				ports.findFreePort(7000, 50, 0, (freePort) => {
-					assert.equal(freePort, 0);
-					server.close();
-
-					done();
-				});
-			});
-		});
-	});
+	// Unreliable test:
+	// test('Finds a free port (with timeout)', function (done: () => void) {
+
+	// 	// get an initial freeport >= 7000
+	// 	ports.findFreePort(7000, 100, 300000, (initialPort) => {
+	// 		assert.ok(initialPort >= 7000);
+
+	// 		// create a server to block this port
+	// 		const server = net.createServer();
+	// 		server.listen(initialPort, null, null, () =>  {
+
+	// 			// once listening, find another free port and assert that the port is different from the opened one
+	// 			ports.findFreePort(7000, 50, 0, (freePort) => {
+	// 				assert.equal(freePort, 0);
+	// 				server.close();
+
+	// 				done();
+	// 			});
+	// 		});
+	// 	});
+	// });
 });
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