diff --git a/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/scheduler/JobGeneratorSuite.scala b/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/scheduler/JobGeneratorSuite.scala
index a2dbae149f311794e01e008bd86ad883e07cc767..9b6cd4bc4e3150c1c1c69e98922a0acee1581004 100644
--- a/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/scheduler/JobGeneratorSuite.scala
+++ b/streaming/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/streaming/scheduler/JobGeneratorSuite.scala
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ class JobGeneratorSuite extends TestSuiteBase {
   // 4. allow subsequent batches to be generated (to allow premature deletion of 3rd batch metadata)
   // 5. verify whether 3rd batch's block metadata still exists
   //
-  test("SPARK-6222: Do not clear received block data too soon") {
+  // TODO: SPARK-7420 enable this test
+  ignore("SPARK-6222: Do not clear received block data too soon") {
     import JobGeneratorSuite._
     val checkpointDir = Utils.createTempDir()
     val testConf = conf