diff --git a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java
index d527b1ebb1..f41ddce037 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker.java
@@ -774,8 +774,9 @@ public final class DefaultHlsPlaylistTracker
         }
       }
       if (playlistSnapshot.serverControl.skipUntilUs != C.TIME_UNSET) {
-        uriBuilder.appendQueryParameter(
-            SKIP_PARAM, playlistSnapshot.serverControl.canSkipDateRanges ? "v2" : "YES");
+        // TODO: Fix skipped segment merging before re-enabling.
+        // uriBuilder.appendQueryParameter(
+        //    SKIP_PARAM, playlistSnapshot.serverControl.canSkipDateRanges ? "v2" : "YES");
       }
       return uriBuilder.build();
     }
diff --git a/library/hls/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest.java b/library/hls/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest.java
index 93c94dd21b..b1ef0fd58c 100644
--- a/library/hls/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest.java
+++ b/library/hls/src/test/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/source/hls/playlist/DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest.java
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import okhttp3.mockwebserver.MockWebServer;
 import okio.Buffer;
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
@@ -134,6 +135,7 @@ public class DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest {
     assertThat(secondFullPlaylist.segments).containsNoneIn(firstFullPlaylist.segments);
   }
 
+  @Ignore // Test disabled because playlist delta updates are temporarily disabled.
   @Test
   public void start_playlistCanSkip_requestsDeltaUpdateAndExpandsSkippedSegments()
       throws IOException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ public class DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest {
         .isEqualTo(initialPlaylistWithAllSegments.segments.get(3).url);
   }
 
+  @Ignore // Test disabled because playlist delta updates are temporarily disabled.
   @Test
   public void start_playlistCanSkip_missingSegments_correctedMediaSequence()
       throws IOException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ public class DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest {
     assertThat(mergedPlaylist.segments).hasSize(4);
   }
 
+  @Ignore // Test disabled because playlist delta updates are temporarily disabled.
   @Test
   public void start_playlistCanSkipDataRanges_requestsDeltaUpdateV2()
       throws IOException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {
@@ -220,6 +224,7 @@ public class DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest {
     assertThat(mediaPlaylists.get(1).mediaSequence).isEqualTo(11);
   }
 
+  @Ignore // Test disabled because playlist delta updates are temporarily disabled.
   @Test
   public void start_playlistCanSkipAndUriWithParams_preservesOriginalParams()
       throws IOException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {
@@ -360,6 +365,7 @@ public class DefaultHlsPlaylistTrackerTest {
     assertThat(mediaPlaylists.get(1).trailingParts).hasSize(2);
   }
 
+  @Ignore // Test disabled because playlist delta updates are temporarily disabled.
   @Test
   public void start_httpBadRequest_forcesFullNonBlockingPlaylistRequest()
       throws IOException, TimeoutException, InterruptedException {