diff --git a/tests/auto/qsparql.pro b/tests/auto/qsparql.pro
index 5710fae8..1582dd3b 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qsparql.pro
+++ b/tests/auto/qsparql.pro
@@ -8,15 +8,18 @@ SUBDIRS = \
     qsparql \
     qsparql_endpoint \
     qsparql_ntriples \
-    qsparql_tracker_direct \
     qsparql_tracker_direct_concurrency \
-    qsparql_tracker_direct_sync \
     qsparql_tracker_direct_crashes \
     qsparql_virtuoso \
     qsparql_virtuoso_endpoint \
-    qsparql_api \
     #qsparql_qmlbindings
 
+# tests need to be migrated away from removed QTRACKER backend and use Tracker3 style sparql with graphs.
+#    qsparql_api \
+#    qsparql_tracker_direct \
+#    qsparql_tracker_direct_sync \
+
+
 contains(sparql-plugins, tracker_direct): SUBDIRS += qsparql_benchmark
 
 QSPARQL_TESTS = qsparql qsparqlquery qsparqlbinding qsparql_api qsparql_tracker \
diff --git a/tests/auto/qt5/tests.xml.in b/tests/auto/qt5/tests.xml.in
index 25eefbef..7d75f178 100644
--- a/tests/auto/qt5/tests.xml.in
+++ b/tests/auto/qt5/tests.xml.in
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
         <hardware>true</hardware>
       </environments>
     </set>
+    <!--
     <set name="qsparql-api" description="Tests for qsparql API">
       <case name="tst_qsparql_api" description="Executing tst_qsparql_api">
         <step>
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@
         <hardware>true</hardware>
       </environments>
     </set>
+    -->
     <set name="qsparql-endpoint" description="Tests for endpoint plugin of qsparql">
       <case name="tst_qsparql_endpoint" description="Executing tst_qsparql_endpoint" timeout="900">
         <step>
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
         <hardware>true</hardware>
       </environments>
     </set>
+    <!--
     <set name="qsparql-tracker-direct" description="Tests for tracker direct access plugin of qsparql">
       <case name="tst_qsparql_tracker_direct" description="Executing tst_qsparql_tracker_direct" timeout="900">
         <step>
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@
             <file>${XDG_DATA_HOME:-${HOME}/.local/share}/tracker/tracker-store.log</file>
         </get>
     </set>
+    -->
     <set name="qsparql-tracker-direct-crashes" description="Regression tests">
       <case name="tst_qsparql_tracker_direct_crashes" description="Regression test">
         <step>