diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1ca28a9ecf7..a63c550e25f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2rx</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client</module>
-                <module>samples/client/petstore/java/resttemplate</module>
+                <!--<module>samples/client/petstore/java/resttemplate</module>-->
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/scala</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/akka-scala</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/ruby</module>
diff --git a/pom.xml.circleci b/pom.xml.circleci
index 96a45fbf4b7..880c4e9b9a5 100644
--- a/pom.xml.circleci
+++ b/pom.xml.circleci
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/java/retrofit2rx</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/jaxrs-cxf-client</module>
-                <module>samples/client/petstore/java/resttemplate</module>
+                <!--<module>samples/client/petstore/java/resttemplate</module>-->
                 <!-- only test java-related projects 
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/scala</module>
                 <module>samples/client/petstore/akka-scala</module>