diff --git a/repos/c2sm/packages/python/package.py b/repos/c2sm/packages/python/package.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b3c4e15a08..0000000000
--- a/repos/c2sm/packages/python/package.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-from spack.pkg.builtin.python import Python as SpackPython
-
-
-class Python(SpackPython):
-    variant("ssl", default=False, description="Build ssl module")
diff --git a/test/system_test.py b/test/system_test.py
index 32af43a6b3..9ae9302c2b 100644
--- a/test/system_test.py
+++ b/test/system_test.py
@@ -153,9 +153,10 @@ def test_install_int2lm_version_3_00_nvhpc_fixed_definitions():
         test_root='balfrin' not in machine_name())
 
 
-@pytest.mark.libcdi_pio
-def test_install_libcdi_pio_default():
-    spack_install('libcdi-pio')
+# This test fails because the link to scales-ppm's repo is dead.
+# @pytest.mark.libcdi_pio
+# def test_install_libcdi_pio_default():
+#     spack_install('libcdi-pio')
 
 
 @pytest.mark.libgrib1
@@ -257,9 +258,10 @@ def test_install_py_typing_extensions_default(devirt_env):
     spack_install('py-typing-extensions')
 
 
-@pytest.mark.scales_ppm
-def test_install_default():
-    spack_install('scales-ppm')
+# This test fails because the link to its repo is dead.
+# @pytest.mark.scales_ppm
+# def test_install_default():
+#     spack_install('scales-ppm')
 
 
 @pytest.mark.yaxt