diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 8645548431c..a7536570e37 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -786,9 +786,10 @@ workflows:
             # since the publishing script expects the legacy outputs layout.
             - build-npm-packages
             - legacy-unit-tests-saucelabs
-      - components-repo-unit-tests:
-          requires:
-            - build-npm-packages
+      # TODO(devversion): re-enable once the components repo has accounted for the `ng_module` devmode target changes.
+      #- components-repo-unit-tests:
+      #    requires:
+      #      - build-npm-packages
       - test_zonejs:
           requires:
             - setup