diff --git a/db/db_flush_test.cc b/db/db_flush_test.cc
index e6758c2ec..a9c5a19a3 100644
--- a/db/db_flush_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_flush_test.cc
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ TEST_F(DBFlushTest, FlushWhileWritingManifest) {
 #endif  // ROCKSDB_LITE
 }
 
+#ifndef TRAVIS
+// Disable this test temporarily on Travis as it fails intermittently.
+// Github issue: #4151
 TEST_F(DBFlushTest, SyncFail) {
   std::unique_ptr<FaultInjectionTestEnv> fault_injection_env(
       new FaultInjectionTestEnv(env_));
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ TEST_F(DBFlushTest, SyncFail) {
   ASSERT_EQ(refs_before, cfd->current()->TEST_refs());
   Destroy(options);
 }
+#endif  // TRAVIS
 
 TEST_F(DBFlushTest, FlushInLowPriThreadPool) {
   // Verify setting an empty high-pri (flush) thread pool causes flushes to be
diff --git a/db/db_test.cc b/db/db_test.cc
index f565fa437..f65007052 100644
--- a/db/db_test.cc
+++ b/db/db_test.cc
@@ -2149,6 +2149,9 @@ static void GCThreadBody(void* arg) {
 
 }  // namespace
 
+#ifndef TRAVIS
+// Disable this test temporarily on Travis as it fails intermittently.
+// Github issue: #4151
 TEST_F(DBTest, GroupCommitTest) {
   do {
     Options options = CurrentOptions();
@@ -2195,6 +2198,7 @@ TEST_F(DBTest, GroupCommitTest) {
     ASSERT_GT(hist_data.average, 0.0);
   } while (ChangeOptions(kSkipNoSeekToLast));
 }
+#endif  // TRAVIS
 
 namespace {
 typedef std::map<std::string, std::string> KVMap;