diff --git a/tests/balance/balance.test b/tests/balance/balance.test
index a10bd60fb..3e33547f9 100644
--- a/tests/balance/balance.test
+++ b/tests/balance/balance.test
@@ -149,20 +149,21 @@ hledger -f - balance -b 2016/10 -e 2016/11
 >>>2
 >>>= 0
 
+# not yet implemented, https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/727
 #7. Sorting by account code. Here, balance should display Equity first.
-hledger -f- bal -N
-<<<
-account Equity  1000
-account Assets  2000
+# hledger -f- bal -N
+# <<<
+# account Equity  1000
+# account Assets  2000
 
-2018/1/1
-  (Equity)  1
+# 2018/1/1
+#   (Equity)  1
 
-2018/1/1
-  (Assets)  1
+# 2018/1/1
+#   (Assets)  1
 
->>>
-                   1  Equity
-                   1  Assets
->>>2
->>>=0
+# >>>
+#                    1  Equity
+#                    1  Assets
+# >>>2
+# >>>=0