diff -r df50f73f03ca Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_finder.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_finder.py	Thu Nov 14 10:06:18 2013 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_finder.py	Thu Nov 14 15:06:11 2013 -0600
@@ -18,20 +18,20 @@
             found = self.machinery.BuiltinImporter.find_module(builtin_util.NAME)
             self.assertTrue(found)
 
+    @unittest.skip('built-in modules cannot be a package')
     def test_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('built-in modules cannot be in a package')
     def test_module_in_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannobt be in a package.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('built-in modules cannot be a package')
     def test_package_in_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('built-in modules cannot be a package')
     def test_package_over_module(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
         pass
 
     def test_failure(self):
diff -r df50f73f03ca Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_loader.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_loader.py	Thu Nov 14 10:06:18 2013 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/builtin/test_loader.py	Thu Nov 14 15:06:11 2013 -0600
@@ -33,16 +33,16 @@
             module = self.load_module(builtin_util.NAME)
             self.verify(module)
 
+    @unittest.skip('built-in modules cannot be a package')
     def test_package(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('built-in modules cannot be a package')
     def test_lacking_parent(self):
-        # Built-in modules cannot be a package.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('no way to force an import failure')
     def test_state_after_failure(self):
-        # Not way to force an imoprt failure.
         pass
 
     def test_module_reuse(self):
diff -r df50f73f03ca Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_finder.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_finder.py	Thu Nov 14 10:06:18 2013 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_finder.py	Thu Nov 14 15:06:11 2013 -0600
@@ -20,20 +20,20 @@
     def test_module(self):
         self.assertTrue(self.find_module(util.NAME))
 
+    @unittest.skip('no extension module as an __init__ available for testing')
     def test_package(self):
-        # No extension module as an __init__ available for testing.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('no extension module in a package available for testing')
     def test_module_in_package(self):
-        # No extension module in a package available for testing.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('no extension module as an __init__ available for testing')
     def test_package_in_package(self):
-        # No extension module as an __init__ available for testing.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('extension modules cannot be an __init__ for a package')
     def test_package_over_module(self):
-        # Extension modules cannot be an __init__ for a package.
         pass
 
     def test_failure(self):
diff -r df50f73f03ca Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_loader.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_loader.py	Thu Nov 14 10:06:18 2013 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/extension/test_loader.py	Thu Nov 14 15:06:11 2013 -0600
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@
             self.assertIsInstance(module.__loader__,
                                   self.machinery.ExtensionFileLoader)
 
+    @unittest.skip('no extension module as __init__ available for testing')
     def test_package(self):
-        # No extension module as __init__ available for testing.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('no extension module in a package available for testing')
     def test_lacking_parent(self):
-        # No extension module in a package available for testing.
         pass
 
     def test_module_reuse(self):
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
             module2 = self.load_module(ext_util.NAME)
             self.assertIs(module1, module2)
 
+    @unittest.skip('no easy way to trigger a failure after a successful import')
     def test_state_after_failure(self):
-        # No easy way to trigger a failure after a successful import.
         pass
 
     def test_unloadable(self):
diff -r df50f73f03ca Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_finder.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_finder.py	Thu Nov 14 10:06:18 2013 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_finder.py	Thu Nov 14 15:06:11 2013 -0600
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@
         loader = self.find('__phello__.spam', ['__phello__'])
         self.assertTrue(hasattr(loader, 'load_module'))
 
+    @unittest.skip('no frozen package within another package to test with')
     def test_package_in_package(self):
-        # No frozen package within another package to test with.
         pass
 
+    @unittest.skip('no easy way to test')
     def test_package_over_module(self):
-        # No easy way to test.
         pass
 
     def test_failure(self):
diff -r df50f73f03ca Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_loader.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_loader.py	Thu Nov 14 10:06:18 2013 -0800
+++ b/Lib/test/test_importlib/frozen/test_loader.py	Thu Nov 14 15:06:11 2013 -0600
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@
             self.assertEqual(repr(module),
                              "<module '__hello__' (frozen)>")
 
+    @unittest.skip('no way to trigger an error in a frozen module')
     def test_state_after_failure(self):
-        # No way to trigger an error in a frozen module.
         pass
 
     def test_unloadable(self):