diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_10.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_10.sd
index 1825e9797..9a9dee5ab 100644
--- a/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_10.sd
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_10.sd
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #=DESCRIPTION abi testing - abi path quotes in <> with spaces
 #=EXRESULT PASS
 #=TODO
+#=DISABLED - results in "superfluous TODO", but fails after removing TODO
 
 abi < "abi/4.19">,
 
diff --git a/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_12.sd b/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_12.sd
index 442b62c92..1433575a5 100644
--- a/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_12.sd
+++ b/parser/tst/simple_tests/abi/ok_12.sd
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #=DESCRIPTION abi testing - abi path quotes in <> with spaces
 #=EXRESULT PASS
 #=TODO
+#=DISABLED - results in "superfluous TODO", but fails after removing TODO
 
 abi < "abi/4.19" >,