diff --git a/project/SparkBuild.scala b/project/SparkBuild.scala
index 120439cfc998047091340d9a3bc7f90ba9573c74..f1bd315cc1e82104b176fd6bc56c2d2165b91006 100644
--- a/project/SparkBuild.scala
+++ b/project/SparkBuild.scala
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ object SparkBuild extends Build {
   def replSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(
     name := "spark-repl",
     libraryDependencies <+= scalaVersion("org.scala-lang" % "scala-compiler" % _)
-  )
+  ) ++ assemblySettings ++ Seq(test in assembly := {})
 
   def examplesSettings = sharedSettings ++ Seq(
     name := "spark-examples",