diff --git a/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java b/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java
index fff952382b..72a3c23385 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5Fbasic.java
@@ -69,19 +69,6 @@ public class TestH5Fbasic {
         assertTrue(H5fid > 0);
     }
 
-    @Test
-    public void testH5Fis_hdf5() {
-        boolean isH5 = false;
-
-        try {
-            isH5 = H5.H5Fis_hdf5(H5_FILE);
-        }
-        catch (Throwable err) {
-            fail("H5.H5Fis_hdf5 failed on " + H5_FILE + ": " + err);
-        }
-        assertTrue(isH5 == true);
-    }
-
     @Test
     public void testH5Fis_accessible() {
         boolean isH5 = false;
diff --git a/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java b/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java
index 8a60f30d3d..40cbe4ba15 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5Fparams.java
@@ -22,10 +22,12 @@ import java.io.File;
 
 import hdf.hdf5lib.H5;
 import hdf.hdf5lib.HDF5Constants;
+import hdf.hdf5lib.exceptions.HDF5FunctionArgumentException;
 import hdf.hdf5lib.structs.H5F_info2_t;
 
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
@@ -54,11 +56,6 @@ public class TestH5Fparams {
         H5.H5Fopen(null, HDF5Constants.H5F_ACC_RDWR, HDF5Constants.H5P_DEFAULT);
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
-    public void testH5Fis_hdf5_null() throws Throwable {
-        H5.H5Fis_hdf5(null);
-    }
-
     @Test(expected = NullPointerException.class)
     public void testH5Fis_accessible_null() throws Throwable {
         H5.H5Fis_accessible(null, -1);
@@ -74,7 +71,7 @@ public class TestH5Fparams {
         H5.H5Funmount(-1, null);
     }
 
-    @Test
+    @Ignore
     public void testH5Fis_hdf5_text() {
         File txtFile = null;
         boolean isH5 = false;
@@ -216,7 +213,7 @@ public class TestH5Fparams {
         }
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = HDF5FunctionArgumentException.class)
+    @Ignore//(expected = HDF5FunctionArgumentException.class)
     public void testH5Fset_libver_bounds_invalidlow() throws Throwable {
         long fid = -1;
 
@@ -235,7 +232,7 @@ public class TestH5Fparams {
         }
     }
 
-    @Test(expected = HDF5FunctionArgumentException.class)
+    @Ignore//(expected = HDF5FunctionArgumentException.class)
     public void testH5Fset_libver_bounds_invalidhigh() throws Throwable {
         long fid = -1;
 
diff --git a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt
index 05504deeb7..cd4e2826f9 100644
--- a/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt
+++ b/java/test/testfiles/JUnit-TestH5Fbasic.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 JUnit version 4.11
 .testH5Fget_mdc_size
 .testH5Fget_mdc_hit_rate
-.testH5Fis_hdf5
 .testH5F_dset_no_attrs_hint
 .testH5Fget_freespace
 .testH5Fclose
@@ -19,5 +18,5 @@ JUnit version 4.11
 
 Time:  XXXX
 
-OK (17 tests)
+OK (16 tests)