diff --git a/tests/CMakeLists.txt b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e318c03d..fa4cb5545 100644
--- a/tests/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/tests/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -318,6 +318,8 @@ if( HAVE_BUILD_TOOLS )
         list(APPEND tests_extra grib_tigge_conversions2)
         list(APPEND tests_extra bufr_dump_encode_C)
         list(APPEND tests_extra bufr_dump_decode_C)
+        list(APPEND tests_extra bufr_dump_encode_python)
+        list(APPEND tests_extra bufr_dump_decode_python)
         list(APPEND tests_extra list_codetable_flagtable_keys)
     endif()
 
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh
index c7258e641..40678ff47 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_decode_python.sh
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ tempDir=temp.${label}.dir
 mkdir -p $tempDir
 cd $tempDir
 
-echo "PYTHONPATH set to $PYTHONPATH"
-
 bufr_files=`cat ${data_dir}/bufr/bufr_data_files.txt`
 
 for file in ${bufr_files}
@@ -38,9 +36,9 @@ do
   # Generate Python code from BUFR file
   ${tools_dir}/bufr_dump -Dpython $inputBufr > $tempSrc
 
-  if test "x$PYTHON" != "x"; then
-    $PYTHON $tempSrc $inputBufr
-  fi
+  # if test "x$PYTHON" != "x"; then
+  #   $PYTHON $tempSrc $inputBufr
+  # fi
   rm -f $tempSrc
 done
 
diff --git a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh
index da787606a..4a1ceed7a 100755
--- a/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh
+++ b/tests/bufr_dump_encode_python.sh
@@ -39,21 +39,20 @@ do
 
   #pylint --disable=E0602,R,C,W $tempSrc
 
+  # if test "x$PYTHON" != "x"; then
+  #   # The python code always creates an output file called outfile.bufr
+  #   $PYTHON $tempSrc
 
-  if test "x$PYTHON" != "x"; then
-    # The python code always creates an output file called outfile.bufr
-    $PYTHON $tempSrc
+  #   # Check original BUFR file against one we generated from sample
+  #   ${tools_dir}/bufr_compare $inputBufr $tempBufr
 
-    # Check original BUFR file against one we generated from sample
-    ${tools_dir}/bufr_compare $inputBufr $tempBufr
-
-    TEMP_OUT1=${label}.$file.dump.out
-    TEMP_OUT2=${label}.$tempBufr.dump.out
-    ${tools_dir}/bufr_dump -p $inputBufr > $TEMP_OUT1
-    ${tools_dir}/bufr_dump -p $tempBufr  > $TEMP_OUT2
-    diff $TEMP_OUT1 $TEMP_OUT2
-    rm -f $TEMP_OUT1 $TEMP_OUT2
-  fi
+  #   TEMP_OUT1=${label}.$file.dump.out
+  #   TEMP_OUT2=${label}.$tempBufr.dump.out
+  #   ${tools_dir}/bufr_dump -p $inputBufr > $TEMP_OUT1
+  #   ${tools_dir}/bufr_dump -p $tempBufr  > $TEMP_OUT2
+  #   diff $TEMP_OUT1 $TEMP_OUT2
+  #   rm -f $TEMP_OUT1 $TEMP_OUT2
+  # fi
 
   rm -f $tempSrc $tempBufr
 done