diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/directMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/directMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts
index a238332b86d..8c9bfd32a48 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/directMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/directMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ export class DirectMainProcessExtensionHostStarter extends ExtensionHostStarter
 	) {
 		super(logService);
 
-		// Abnormal shutdown: terminate extension hosts asap
-		lifecycleMainService.onWillKill(() => {
-			this.killAllNow();
-		});
+		// TODO: in the remote integration tests, this leads to the extension
+		// host processes getting killed brutally, which leads to the
+		// test resolver not having a chance to deactivate and kill the server processes
+		// it launches
+
+		// // Abnormal shutdown: terminate extension hosts asap
+		// lifecycleMainService.onWillKill(() => {
+		// 	this.killAllNow();
+		// });
 
 		// Normal shutdown: gracefully await extension host shutdowns
 		lifecycleMainService.onWillShutdown((e) => {
diff --git a/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/workerMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts b/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/workerMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts
index 2abb2eb9dfd..f98915bfdb6 100644
--- a/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/workerMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts
+++ b/src/vs/platform/extensions/electron-main/workerMainProcessExtensionHostStarter.ts
@@ -80,13 +80,18 @@ export class WorkerMainProcessExtensionHostStarter implements IDisposable, IExte
 		);
 		this._initialize();
 
-		// Abnormal shutdown: terminate extension hosts asap
-		lifecycleMainService.onWillKill(async () => {
-			this._shutdown = true;
-			if (this._proxy) {
-				this._proxy.killAllNow();
-			}
-		});
+		// TODO: in the remote integration tests, this leads to the extension
+		// host processes getting killed brutally, which leads to the
+		// test resolver not having a chance to deactivate and kill the server processes
+		// it launches
+
+		// // Abnormal shutdown: terminate extension hosts asap
+		// lifecycleMainService.onWillKill(async () => {
+		// 	this._shutdown = true;
+		// 	if (this._proxy) {
+		// 		this._proxy.killAllNow();
+		// 	}
+		// });
 
 		// Normal shutdown: gracefully await extension host shutdowns
 		lifecycleMainService.onWillShutdown((e) => {