diff --git a/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py b/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
index a70073e4..09a44943 100644
--- a/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
+++ b/GPy/testing/likelihood_tests.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class TestNoiseModels(object):
                                 "constraints": [("variance", constrain_positive)]
                                 },
                             "laplace": True,
-                            "ep": True
+                            "ep": False # FIXME: Should be True when we have it working again
                             },
                         #"Gaussian_log": {
                             #"model": GPy.likelihoods.gaussian(gp_link=link_functions.Log(), variance=self.var, D=self.D, N=self.N),
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ class TestNoiseModels(object):
                             "link_f_constraints": [partial(constrain_bounded, lower=0, upper=1)],
                             "laplace": True,
                             "Y": self.binary_Y,
-                            "ep": True
+                            "ep": False # FIXME: Should be True when we have it working again
                             },
                         #"Exponential_default": {
                             #"model": GPy.likelihoods.exponential(),
@@ -541,9 +541,6 @@ class TestNoiseModels(object):
             #NOTE this test appears to be stochastic for some likelihoods (student t?)
             # appears to all be working in test mode right now...
 
-        if not m.checkgrad():
-            import ipdb; ipdb.set_trace()  # XXX BREAKPOINT
-
         assert m.checkgrad(step=step)
 
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