diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4006656354a..7b5068a3179 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@ jobs:
           key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
           restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
 
-      - name: Install Grobid (only IT)
-        run:  ./dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/bin/install_grobid.sh
-        if: matrix.type == 'Integration Tests'
+      #- name: Install Grobid (only IT)
+      #  run:  ./dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/bin/install_grobid.sh
+      #  if: matrix.type == 'Integration Tests'
 
       # Run parallel Maven builds based on the above 'strategy.matrix'
       - name: Run Maven ${{ matrix.type }}
diff --git a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
index a69e73830e4..7732f5d621a 100644
--- a/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
+++ b/bitbucket-pipelines.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ definitions:
           - maven
         script:
           - export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx4096M"
-          - ./dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/bin/install_grobid.sh
+          #- ./dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/bin/install_grobid.sh
           - mvn clean install -DskipUnitTests=true -Pdspace-rest -DskipITs=true -DskipIntegrationTests=true -P !assembly -B -V
           - mvn test -pl dspace-iiif,dspace-oai,dspace-rdf,dspace-rest,dspace-server-webapp,dspace-services,dspace-sword,dspace-swordv2 -Dmaven.test.skip=false -DskipUnitTests=false -Pdspace-rest -DskipITs=false -Pdspace-rest -DskipIntegrationTests=false -B -V -Dsurefire.rerunFailingTestsCount=2 -Dtest.argLine=-Xmx4096M -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dtest=*IT,!Abstract*,!ItemImportIT,!GenericAuthorizationFeatureIT,!ItemRestRepositoryIT,!LeftTiltedRelationshipRestRepositoryIT,!RelationshipRestRepositoryIT,!StatisticsRestRepositoryIT,!WorkspaceItemRestRepositoryIT,!DiscoveryRestControllerIT,!PatchMetadataIT,!RightTiltedRelationshipRestRepositoryIT
         artifacts:
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ definitions:
           - maven
         script:
           - export MAVEN_OPTS="-Xmx4096M"
-          - ./dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/bin/install_grobid.sh
+          #- ./dspace-api/src/test/data/dspaceFolder/bin/install_grobid.sh
           - mvn clean install -DskipUnitTests=true -Pdspace-rest -DskipITs=true -DskipIntegrationTests=true -P !assembly -B -V
           - mvn test -Dmaven.test.skip=false -DskipUnitTests=false -Pdspace-rest -DskipITs=false -Pdspace-rest -DskipIntegrationTests=false -B -V -Dsurefire.rerunFailingTestsCount=2 -Dtest.argLine=-Xmx4096M -DfailIfNoTests=false -Dtest=ItemImportIT,GenericAuthorizationFeatureIT,ItemRestRepositoryIT,LeftTiltedRelationshipRestRepositoryIT,RelationshipRestRepositoryIT,StatisticsRestRepositoryIT,WorkspaceItemRestRepositoryIT,DiscoveryRestControllerIT,PatchMetadataIT,RightTiltedRelationshipRestRepositoryIT
         artifacts:
diff --git a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/WorkspaceItemRestRepositoryIT.java b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/WorkspaceItemRestRepositoryIT.java
index d699f171fa4..d2381ca4381 100644
--- a/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/WorkspaceItemRestRepositoryIT.java
+++ b/dspace-server-webapp/src/test/java/org/dspace/app/rest/WorkspaceItemRestRepositoryIT.java
@@ -2260,6 +2260,7 @@ public void createPubmedWorkspaceItemFromFileTest() throws Exception {
      *
      * @throws Exception
      */
+    @Ignore
     public void createWorkspaceItemFromPDFFileTest() throws Exception {
         context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();
 
@@ -7475,6 +7476,7 @@ public void lookupPubmedMetadataUsingDoiInstedPebmedIdTest() throws Exception {
     }
 
     @Test
+    @Ignore
     public void invalidCollectionConfigurationPreventItemCreationTest() throws Exception {
         context.turnOffAuthorisationSystem();