diff --git a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hcoll/package.py b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hcoll/package.py
index 33a51b5b0de..8f8dd824d75 100644
--- a/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hcoll/package.py
+++ b/var/spack/repos/builtin/packages/hcoll/package.py
@@ -28,15 +28,16 @@ class Hcoll(Package):
     version("3.9.1927")
 
     # ucx throws warnings when running alongside the wrong version of hcoll
-    requires("ucx@1.18", when="@4.8.3230")
-    requires("ucx@1.17", when="@4.8.3228")
-    requires("ucx@1.16:1.17", when="@4.8.3227")
-    requires("ucx@1.15:1.16", when="@4.8.3223")
-    requires("ucx@1.15", when="@4.8.3221")
-    requires("ucx@1.14", when="@4.8.3217:4.8.3220")
-    requires("ucx@1.13", when="@4.7.3208")
-    requires("ucx@1.12", when="@4.7.3202")
-    requires("ucx@1.11", when="@4.7.3199")
+    # commented out until a working solution is found
+    # requires("ucx@1.18", when="@4.8.3230")
+    # requires("ucx@1.17", when="@4.8.3228")
+    # requires("ucx@1.16:1.17", when="@4.8.3227")
+    # requires("ucx@1.15:1.16", when="@4.8.3223")
+    # requires("ucx@1.15", when="@4.8.3221")
+    # requires("ucx@1.14", when="@4.8.3217:4.8.3220")
+    # requires("ucx@1.13", when="@4.7.3208")
+    # requires("ucx@1.12", when="@4.7.3202")
+    # requires("ucx@1.11", when="@4.7.3199")
 
     # HCOLL needs to be added as an external package to SPACK. For this, the
     # config file packages.yaml needs to be adjusted: