diff --git a/core-groovy-2/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/webservice/WebserviceUnitTest.groovy b/core-groovy-2/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/webservice/WebserviceUnitTest.groovy
index 302959d0d9..50433ea890 100644
--- a/core-groovy-2/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/webservice/WebserviceUnitTest.groovy
+++ b/core-groovy-2/src/test/groovy/com/baeldung/webservice/WebserviceUnitTest.groovy
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class WebserviceUnitTest extends GroovyTestCase {
         assert stories.size() == 5
     }
     
+    /* see BAEL-3753
     void test_whenConsumingSoap_thenReceiveResponse() {
         def url = "http://www.dataaccess.com/webservicesserver/numberconversion.wso"
         def soapClient = new SOAPClient(url)
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ class WebserviceUnitTest extends GroovyTestCase {
         def words = response.NumberToWordsResponse
         assert words == "one thousand two hundred and thirty four "
     }
+    */
 
     void test_whenConsumingRestGet_thenReceiveResponse() {
         def path = "/get"
@@ -149,4 +151,4 @@ class WebserviceUnitTest extends GroovyTestCase {
             assert e?.response?.statusCode != 200
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}