diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py
index 731da8326a8f378f86641fda1e9acce9fa96369f..365a8a87dd5c407ed230be409b162888ef96a4f9 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/lib/assignment.py
@@ -659,19 +659,19 @@ class ResourceAssigner():
     def is_claimable_rcu_wise(self, needed_resources, resource_claims_rcus, rcu_resource_type_id):
         is_claimable = True
 
-        if resource_claims_rcus:
-            for res_type, used_rcus in needed_resources.items():
-                if res_type == rcu_resource_type_id:
-                    for existing_claim in resource_claims_rcus:
-                        for existing_rcu_claim in existing_claim['used_rcus']:
-                            length_difference = abs(len(existing_rcu_claim) - len(used_rcus))
-                            if len(existing_rcu_claim) < len(used_rcus):
-                                existing_rcu_claim.ljust(length_difference, '0')
-                            elif len(existing_rcu_claim) > len(used_rcus):
-                                used_rcus.ljust(length_difference, '0')
-
-                            is_claimable &= all(not (int(used_rcus[idx]) & int(character))
-                                                for idx, character in enumerate(existing_rcu_claim))
+        # if resource_claims_rcus:
+        #     for res_type, used_rcus in needed_resources.items():
+        #         if res_type == rcu_resource_type_id:
+        #             for existing_claim in resource_claims_rcus:
+        #                 for existing_rcu_claim in existing_claim['used_rcus']:
+        #                     length_difference = abs(len(existing_rcu_claim) - len(used_rcus))
+        #                     if len(existing_rcu_claim) < len(used_rcus):
+        #                         existing_rcu_claim.ljust(length_difference, '0')
+        #                     elif len(existing_rcu_claim) > len(used_rcus):
+        #                         used_rcus.ljust(length_difference, '0')
+        #
+        #                     is_claimable &= all(not (int(used_rcus[idx]) & int(character))
+        #                                         for idx, character in enumerate(existing_rcu_claim))
 
         return is_claimable
 
diff --git a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py
index 593f33504dd4e0ffa92fa716654bd65824ce5e08..2a84e1d9f6b5bdc1f2c7625a1ef77c96eda99719 100755
--- a/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py
+++ b/SAS/ResourceAssignment/ResourceAssigner/test/t_resourceassigner.py
@@ -1954,30 +1954,31 @@ class ResourceAssignerTest(unittest.TestCase):
 
         self.rarpc_mock.insertResourceClaims.assert_any_call(self.task_id, [rcu_claim], 1, 'anonymous', -1)
 
-    def test_do_assignment_inserts_resource_claims_with_rcus_and_conflicting_earlier_claim(self):
-        used_rcus = '111100010111100101101010'
-
-        self.rarpc_mock.insertRcuSpecifications.return_value = [1]
-        self.rarpc_mock.insertResourceClaims.return_value = {'ids': [1]}
-        self.rarpc_mock.getResourceClaims.return_value = [{
-            'used_rcus': used_rcus
-        }]
-
-        rcu_claim = {
-            'resource_id': 212,
-            'starttime': self.task_start_time,
-            'endtime': self.task_end_time,
-            'status': 'claimed',
-            'used_rcus': used_rcus,
-            'claim_size': used_rcus.count('1')
-        }
-
-        self.specification_tree['otdb_id'] = self.resources_with_rcus_otdb_id
-        self.specification_tree['task_type'] = 'observation'
-        self.task['type'] = 'observation'
-        self.resourceAssigner.doAssignment(self.specification_tree)
-
-        self.rarpc_mock.insertResourceClaims.assert_not_called()
+    # (Ruud B): Commented out, because the is_claimable_rcu_wise() fucntionality is currently disabled
+    # def test_do_assignment_inserts_resource_claims_with_rcus_and_conflicting_earlier_claim(self):
+    #     used_rcus = '111100010111100101101010'
+    #
+    #     self.rarpc_mock.insertRcuSpecifications.return_value = [1]
+    #     self.rarpc_mock.insertResourceClaims.return_value = {'ids': [1]}
+    #     self.rarpc_mock.getResourceClaims.return_value = [{
+    #         'used_rcus': used_rcus
+    #     }]
+    #
+    #     rcu_claim = {
+    #         'resource_id': 212,
+    #         'starttime': self.task_start_time,
+    #         'endtime': self.task_end_time,
+    #         'status': 'claimed',
+    #         'used_rcus': used_rcus,
+    #         'claim_size': used_rcus.count('1')
+    #     }
+    #
+    #     self.specification_tree['otdb_id'] = self.resources_with_rcus_otdb_id
+    #     self.specification_tree['task_type'] = 'observation'
+    #     self.task['type'] = 'observation'
+    #     self.resourceAssigner.doAssignment(self.specification_tree)
+    #
+    #     self.rarpc_mock.insertResourceClaims.assert_not_called()
 
     def test_do_assignment_logs_amount_claims_inserted(self):
         self.resourceAssigner.doAssignment(self.specification_tree)