diff --git a/web/webkit/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServer.scala b/web/webkit/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServer.scala
index b22f828b6c..5b1f7ee167 100644
--- a/web/webkit/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServer.scala
+++ b/web/webkit/src/main/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServer.scala
@@ -47,9 +47,12 @@ object ResourceServer {
   }
 
   @volatile var pathRewriter: PartialFunction[List[String], List[String]] = rewriter orElse {
-    case "lift.js" :: Nil => List("lift-min.js")
-    case "json.js" :: Nil => List("json2-min.js")
-    case "json2.js" :: Nil => List("json2-min.js")
+    // These automatic rewrites have been disabled since we're not currently
+    // minifying our internal js files on build. There's an open question in
+    // my mind as to whether or not we _should_ continue doin that.
+    // case "lift.js" :: Nil => List("lift-min.js")
+    // case "json.js" :: Nil => List("json2-min.js")
+    // case "json2.js" :: Nil => List("json2-min.js")
     case xs => xs
   }
 
@@ -136,4 +139,3 @@ object ResourceServer {
     pathRewriter = rw orElse pathRewriter
   }
 }
-
diff --git a/web/webkit/src/test/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServerSpec.scala b/web/webkit/src/test/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServerSpec.scala
index 4b4c515793..d23cf05c6a 100644
--- a/web/webkit/src/test/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServerSpec.scala
+++ b/web/webkit/src/test/scala/net/liftweb/http/ResourceServerSpec.scala
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ class ResourceServerSpec extends Specification  {
     "default json to json2 minified version" in {
       (ResourceServer.pathRewriter("json.js"::Nil) must_== List("json2-min.js")) and
       (ResourceServer.pathRewriter("json2.js"::Nil) must_== List("json2-min.js"))
-    }
+    }.pendingUntilFixed
   }
 }
-