diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c64a0ffe76a7..399cac5f584b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -475,9 +475,10 @@
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.19.1</version>
         <configuration>
-          <!-- Excludes integration tests when unit tests are run -->
+          <!-- Excludes integration tests and smoke tests when unit tests are run -->
           <excludes>
             <exclude>**/IT*.java</exclude>
+            <exclude>**/*SmokeTest.java</exclude>
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>