diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 9f930925b921e6959509830216ed3de09022dab5..26e66d12a8fc23116c81d9ed7dea21ca9d5000a4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,11 +12,11 @@ variables:
 # no build for gdat, so don't define jobs for build phase
 
 # test jobs
-test-matlab-8.5.0:
-  extends: .test-template
-  variables:
-    MATLABCMD: matlab850
-    TESTCASE: basic-tcv
+#test-matlab-8.5.0:
+#  extends: .test-template
+#  variables:
+#    MATLABCMD: matlab850
+#    TESTCASE: basic-tcv
 
 test-matlab-9.2.0:
   extends: .test-template
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ test-matlab-9.6.0:
     MATLABCMD: matlab960
     TESTCASE: basic-tcv
 
-test-matlab-8.5.0-all:
-  extends: test-matlab-8.5.0
-  variables:
-     TESTCASE: all
-  only:
-  - schedules
-  - web
+#test-matlab-8.5.0-all:
+#  extends: test-matlab-8.5.0
+#  variables:
+#     TESTCASE: all
+#  only:
+#  - schedules
+#  - web
 
 test-matlab-9.6.0-all:
   extends: test-matlab-9.6.0