diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index c7e46e5cc3..968ff8d5a1 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ workflows:
     jobs:
       - unit_tests
       - test_demo
-      - all_tests:
-          filters:
-            branches:
-              only:
-                - master
-                - /.*net.*/
-                - /.*marf.*/
+# disable `all_tests` for now, because the circle builder
+#   OOMs on compile...
+#      - all_tests:
+#          filters:
+#            branches:
+#              only:
+#                - master
+#                - /.*net.*/
+#                - /.*marf.*/