diff --git a/icu4j/main/tests/translit/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestUtilities.java b/icu4j/main/tests/translit/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestUtilities.java
index 0c5e2a839da..b5c5e6abdd8 100644
--- a/icu4j/main/tests/translit/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestUtilities.java
+++ b/icu4j/main/tests/translit/src/com/ibm/icu/dev/test/util/TestUtilities.java
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.TreeSet;
 
+import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
 import com.ibm.icu.dev.test.TestFmwk;
 import com.ibm.icu.dev.util.CollectionUtilities;
 
 public class TestUtilities extends TestFmwk {
+    @Ignore
     @Test
     public void TestCollectionUtilitySpeed() {
         TreeSet ts1 = new TreeSet();