diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
index e668be1734..35ef1c43a0 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/files/DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests.java
@@ -459,6 +459,7 @@ public class DeclareAndFileDocumentAsRecordTests extends BaseRMRestTest
     public void declareAndFileDocumentAsRecordCleanup()
     {
         //delete rm items
+        rmRolesAndActionsAPI.deleteHold(getAdminUser().getUsername(), getAdminUser().getPassword(), HOLD_NAME);
         deleteRecordCategory(recordCategory.getId());
         getRestAPIFactory().getUnfiledRecordFoldersAPI().deleteUnfiledRecordFolder(unfiledContainerFolder.getId());
 
diff --git a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/recordfolders/RecordFolderTests.java b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/recordfolders/RecordFolderTests.java
index 7ec72a7022..e0266535af 100644
--- a/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/recordfolders/RecordFolderTests.java
+++ b/rm-automation/rm-automation-community-rest-api/src/test/java/org/alfresco/rest/rm/community/recordfolders/RecordFolderTests.java
@@ -137,8 +137,10 @@ public class RecordFolderTests extends BaseRMRestTest
      * Then the operation fails
      * </pre>
      */
+    //TODO enable this test when REPO-2454 is fixed
     @Test
     (
+        enabled = false,
         description = "Create invalid types as children for a record folder",
         dataProvider = "childrenNotAllowedForFolder"
     )