diff --git a/app/views/about/index.html.erb b/app/views/about/index.html.erb
index 3aa20f5fb..648475d97 100644
--- a/app/views/about/index.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/about/index.html.erb
@@ -131,7 +131,6 @@
       <p class="usa-prose-body">
         Have feedback or questions for the Diffusion Marketplace team? Send a message to <a href="mailto:marketplace@va.gov?subject=(About) Diffusion Marketplace Inquiry" class="usa-link">marketplace@va.gov</a> and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.
       </p>
-      <%= render partial: 'shared/email_form', locals: { path: about_path, additional_label_text: nil } %>
     </div>
   </section>
 </div>
diff --git a/spec/features/about_spec.rb b/spec/features/about_spec.rb
index 31817784f..aaf64c483 100644
--- a/spec/features/about_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/about_spec.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
   end
 
   describe 'Send us feedback section' do
-    it 'should allow the user to send an email to the marketplace team' do
+    xit 'should allow the user to send an email to the marketplace team' do
       fill_in('Your email', with: 'test@test.com')
       # all fields should be required
       click_button('Send message')
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
       expect(page).to have_content('You successfully sent a message to the Diffusion Marketplace team.')
     end
     #spam detector................................................................
-    it 'should log and redirect user to homepage if phone field is populated' do
+    xit 'should log and redirect user to homepage if phone field is populated' do
       fill_in('Your email', with: 'test@test.com')
       fill_in('Subject line', with: 'Test subject')
       fill_in('Your message', with: 'This is a test message')