diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
index e457cd6927..14d4bb2bfd 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
@@ -186,8 +186,10 @@ public class MBeanClientInterceptorTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	// @Ignore has no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, we leave it
-	// here so that developers can easily search for ignored tests.
+	// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+	// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+	// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+	// easily search for ignored tests.
 	//
 	// Once fixed, renamed to test* instead of ignore*.
 	@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
index 86d59b300a..53c82f9631 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
@@ -26,24 +26,30 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServerFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+
 /**
  * @author Rob Harrop
  */
+// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+// easily search for ignored tests.
+@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
 public class RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests extends MBeanClientInterceptorTests {
 
 	private static final String SERVICE_URL = "service:jmx:jmxmp://localhost:9876";
 
 	private JMXConnectorServer connectorServer;
 
-	private JMXConnector connector;	
-	
+	private JMXConnector connector;
+
 	public void onSetUp() throws Exception {
 		super.onSetUp();
 		this.connectorServer = JMXConnectorServerFactory.newJMXConnectorServer(getServiceUrl(), null, getServer());
 		try {
 			this.connectorServer.start();
-		}
-		catch (BindException ex) {
+		} catch (BindException ex) {
 			// skipping tests, server already running at this port
 			runTests = false;
 		}
@@ -58,7 +64,7 @@ public class RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests extends MBeanClientInterceptorTes
 		return this.connector.getMBeanServerConnection();
 	}
 
-	public void tearDown() throws Exception {		
+	public void tearDown() throws Exception {
 		if (this.connector != null) {
 			this.connector.close();
 		}
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java
index 14d59d5baa..709a277195 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -28,11 +28,17 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnector;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.springframework.jmx.AbstractMBeanServerTests;
 
 /**
  * @author Rob Harrop
  */
+// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+// easily search for ignored tests.
+@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
 public class ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 
 	private static final String OBJECT_NAME = "spring:type=connector,name=test";
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java
index 4b7b92a644..c7c1736ca2 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServerFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.jmx.AbstractMBeanServerTests;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,14 @@ public class MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTe
 		return JMXConnectorServerFactory.newJMXConnectorServer(getServiceUrl(), null, getServer());
 	}
 
-	public void testValidConnection() throws Exception {
+	// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+	// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+	// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+	// easily search for ignored tests.
+	//
+	// Once fixed, renamed to test* instead of ignore*.
+	@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
+	public void ignoreTestValidConnection() throws Exception {
 		JMXConnectorServer connectorServer = getConnectorServer();
 		connectorServer.start();
 
@@ -75,7 +83,14 @@ public class MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTe
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void testWithLazyConnection() throws Exception {
+	// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+	// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+	// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+	// easily search for ignored tests.
+	//
+	// Once fixed, renamed to test* instead of ignore*.
+	@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
+	public void ignoreTestWithLazyConnection() throws Exception {
 		MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBean bean = new MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBean();
 		bean.setServiceUrl(SERVICE_URL);
 		bean.setConnectOnStartup(false);