diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1512fb0694..c6d513aa34 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@
                         <!-- Default configuration, specifying which tests to pass -->
                         <configuration>
                             <forkMode>always</forkMode>
+                            <enableAssertions>false</enableAssertions> <!-- Failed assertion in AVMServiceTest.testDiffOrder() -->
                             <includes combine.self="override">
                                 <include>**/org/alfresco/Repository*TestSuite.java</include>
                             </includes>