diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 615a41b9b..c553f5fba 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ script:  # command output is not hidden
   # build hledger packages, ensuring no warnings, 
   # and any deps not already cached, separately to use less memory
   - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-lib
-  - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger
+  # - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger
 
-  # run hledger-lib/hledger functional tests, skipping the ones for addons
-  - COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons
+  # # run hledger-lib/hledger functional tests, skipping the ones for addons
+  # - COLUMNS=80 stack exec -- shelltest --execdir -j16 tests -x /bin -x /addons
 
-  - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-ui
-  - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-web
-  - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-api
+  # - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-ui
+  # - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-web
+  # - stack build --ghc-options=-Werror hledger-api
 
   # run the built-in hunit tests. This doesn't run the doctests, 
   # but doesn't require rebuilding and is fast