diff --git a/test/runtest.sh b/test/runtest.sh
index 812e54a..ba954e8 100755
--- a/test/runtest.sh
+++ b/test/runtest.sh
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ touch "${FN_FAIL}" "${FN_PASS}"
 
 #detect if ucd supports icu
 ARG_ICU=
-${EXEC_UCD} -c $0
-if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
-    ARG_ICU="-c"
-fi
+# ${EXEC_UCD} -c $0
+# if [ "$?" = "0" ]; then
+#     ARG_ICU="-c"
+# fi
 
 tail -f "${FN_FAIL}" &
 tail -f "${FN_PASS}" &
@@ -75,4 +75,4 @@ for LANG in ?? ; do
 done
 
 killall tail > /dev/null 2>&1
-killall tail > /dev/null 2>&1
+# killall tail > /dev/null 2>&1