diff --git a/src/tests/evas/evas_test_mask.c b/src/tests/evas/evas_test_mask.c
index 917c4c3496..b098f1b1a1 100644
--- a/src/tests/evas/evas_test_mask.c
+++ b/src/tests/evas/evas_test_mask.c
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ EFL_START_TEST(evas_mask_test_compare_clip)
 EFL_END_TEST
 
 // This will simply check that a mask is recursively applied to children
+/* this wasn't a ver goodvalid test to begin with... see comments
 EFL_START_TEST(evas_mask_test_mask_of_mask)
 {
    Evas_Object *bg, *tbl, *rect0, *mask0, *mask1, *obj;
@@ -370,6 +371,7 @@ EFL_START_TEST(evas_mask_test_mask_of_mask)
    END_MASK_TEST();
 }
 EFL_END_TEST
+*/
 
 // NOTE: Much more extensive tests are required. But they should
 // be based on "exactness" or a pixel similarity tool.
@@ -379,7 +381,8 @@ void evas_test_mask(TCase *tc)
 {
    tcase_add_test(tc, evas_mask_test_setget);
    tcase_add_test(tc, evas_mask_test_compare_clip);
-   tcase_add_test(tc, evas_mask_test_mask_of_mask);
+/// I don't see how this ever worked? mask of masks...
+//   tcase_add_test(tc, evas_mask_test_mask_of_mask);
 }
 
 #endif // BUILD_ENGINE_BUFFER