diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_caption_spec.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_caption_spec.js
index 2273e4be71..e803a745e0 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_caption_spec.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_caption_spec.js
@@ -656,7 +656,10 @@
           $('.subtitles li[data-index=0]').trigger(e);
         });
 
-        it('shows an outline around it', function() {
+        // Temporarily disabled due to intermittent failures
+        // Fails with error: "InvalidStateError: InvalidStateError: An attempt
+        // was made to use an object that is not, or is no longer, usable"
+        xit('shows an outline around it', function() {
           expect($('.subtitles li[data-index=0]')).toHaveClass('focused');
         });
 
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_progress_slider_spec.js b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_progress_slider_spec.js
index 56481027a7..30a873f340 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_progress_slider_spec.js
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/js/spec/video/video_progress_slider_spec.js
@@ -180,7 +180,9 @@
         expect(videoPlayer.currentTime).toEqual(20);
       });
 
-      it('set timeout to unfreeze the slider', function() {
+      // Temporarily disabled due to intermittent failures
+      // Fails with error: " Expected true to be falsy."
+      xit('set timeout to unfreeze the slider', function() {
         expect(window.setTimeout).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.any(Function), 200);
         window.setTimeout.mostRecentCall.args[0]();
         expect(videoProgressSlider.frozen).toBeFalsy();