diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
index 53fe8a908f9..a6af50e1325 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/MBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServerFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.springframework.jmx.AbstractMBeanServerTests;
 import org.springframework.jmx.IJmxTestBean;
 import org.springframework.jmx.JmxException;
@@ -185,7 +186,16 @@ public class MBeanClientInterceptorTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void testTestLazyConnectionToRemote() throws Exception {
+	// TODO [SPR-8089] Clean up ignored JMX tests.
+	//
+	// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+	// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+	// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+	// easily search for ignored tests.
+	//
+	// Once fixed, renamed to test* instead of ignore*.
+	@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
+	public void ignoreTestLazyConnectionToRemote() throws Exception {
 		if (!runTests)
 			return;
 
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
index 85db8feb55c..751884998a7 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/access/RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests.java
@@ -26,9 +26,18 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServerFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
+
 /**
  * @author Rob Harrop
  */
+// TODO [SPR-8089] Clean up ignored JMX tests.
+//
+// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+// easily search for ignored tests.
+@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
 public class RemoteMBeanClientInterceptorTests extends MBeanClientInterceptorTests {
 
 	private static final String SERVICE_URL = "service:jmx:jmxmp://localhost:9876";
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java
index 14d59d5baac..5d7cce5ed17 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -28,11 +28,19 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnector;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.springframework.jmx.AbstractMBeanServerTests;
 
 /**
  * @author Rob Harrop
  */
+// TODO [SPR-8089] Clean up ignored JMX tests.
+//
+// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+// easily search for ignored tests.
+@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
 public class ConnectorServerFactoryBeanTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTests {
 
 	private static final String OBJECT_NAME = "spring:type=connector,name=test";
diff --git a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java
index 725180f3c0c..56244c74a4f 100644
--- a/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.context/src/test/java/org/springframework/jmx/support/MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServer;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXConnectorServerFactory;
 import javax.management.remote.JMXServiceURL;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils;
 import org.springframework.jmx.AbstractMBeanServerTests;
 
@@ -42,7 +43,16 @@ public class MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTe
 		return JMXConnectorServerFactory.newJMXConnectorServer(getServiceUrl(), null, getServer());
 	}
 
-	public void testTestValidConnection() throws Exception {
+	// TODO [SPR-8089] Clean up ignored JMX tests.
+	//
+	// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+	// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+	// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+	// easily search for ignored tests.
+	//
+	// Once fixed, renamed to test* instead of ignore*.
+	@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
+	public void ignoreTestValidConnection() throws Exception {
 		JMXConnectorServer connectorServer = getConnectorServer();
 		connectorServer.start();
 
@@ -75,7 +85,16 @@ public class MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBeanTests extends AbstractMBeanServerTe
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void testTestWithLazyConnection() throws Exception {
+	// TODO [SPR-8089] Clean up ignored JMX tests.
+	//
+	// @Ignore should have no effect for JUnit 3.8 tests; however, it appears
+	// that tests on the CI server -- as well as those in Eclipse -- do in
+	// fact get ignored. So we leave @Ignore here so that developers can
+	// easily search for ignored tests.
+	//
+	// Once fixed, renamed to test* instead of ignore*.
+	@Ignore("Requires jmxremote_optional.jar; see comments in AbstractMBeanServerTests for details.")
+	public void ignoreTestWithLazyConnection() throws Exception {
 		MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBean bean = new MBeanServerConnectionFactoryBean();
 		bean.setServiceUrl(SERVICE_URL);
 		bean.setConnectOnStartup(false);