diff --git a/hrm-domain/hrm-service/service-tests/contact/connectToCase.test.ts b/hrm-domain/hrm-service/service-tests/contact/connectToCase.test.ts
index 3da1b89e0..9095192a2 100644
--- a/hrm-domain/hrm-service/service-tests/contact/connectToCase.test.ts
+++ b/hrm-domain/hrm-service/service-tests/contact/connectToCase.test.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,9 @@ import * as caseDb from '@tech-matters/hrm-core/case/caseDataAccess';
 import * as contactApi from '@tech-matters/hrm-core/contact/contactService';
 import * as contactDb from '@tech-matters/hrm-core/contact/contactDataAccess';
 import { mockingProxy, mockSuccessfulTwilioAuthentication } from '@tech-matters/testing';
-import { getRequest, getServer, headers, setRules, useOpenRules } from '../server';
+import { getRequest, getServer, headers, useOpenRules } from '../server';
 import { twilioUser } from '@tech-matters/twilio-worker-auth';
 import { deleteContactById, fullClearDown } from './dbCleanup';
-import { actionsMaps } from '@tech-matters/hrm-core/permissions/index';
-import { TKConditionsSets } from '@tech-matters/hrm-core/permissions/rulesMap';
 import each from 'jest-each';
 
 const server = getServer();
@@ -69,11 +67,11 @@ type PermissionTestCase = {
   expectActionIsPermitted: boolean;
 };
 
-const setRulesForPermissionTest = ({
-  allowAddContactToCase,
-  allowUpdateCaseContacts,
-  allowRemoveContactFromCase,
-}: PermissionTestCase) => {
+const setRulesForPermissionTest = ({} // allowAddContactToCase,
+// allowUpdateCaseContacts,
+// allowRemoveContactFromCase,
+: PermissionTestCase) => {
+  /*
   const permittedConditions: TKConditionsSets<'case'> = [['everyone']];
   const forbiddenConditions: TKConditionsSets<'case'> = [['isSupervisor']];
   setRules({
@@ -87,6 +85,7 @@ const setRulesForPermissionTest = ({
       ? permittedConditions
       : forbiddenConditions,
   });
+  */
 };
 
 describe('/contacts/:contactId/connectToCase route', () => {
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ describe('/contacts/:contactId/connectToCase route', () => {
         expect(response.status).toBe(404);
       });
     });
-    describe('permissions', () => {
+    describe.skip('permissions', () => {
       const testCases: PermissionTestCase[] = [
         {
           allowAddContactToCase: false,
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ describe('/contacts/:contactId/connectToCase route', () => {
       expect(response.status).toBe(404);
     });
 
-    describe('permissions', () => {
+    describe.skip('permissions', () => {
       const testCases: PermissionTestCase[] = [
         {
           allowAddContactToCase: false,