diff --git a/traits/src/sign.rs b/traits/src/sign.rs
index 6b2f5ee..4b43c89 100644
--- a/traits/src/sign.rs
+++ b/traits/src/sign.rs
@@ -192,8 +192,13 @@ fn unsigned_wrapping_is_unsigned() {
     fn require_unsigned<T: Unsigned>(_: &T) {}
     require_unsigned(&Wrapping(42_u32));
 }
+/*
+// Commenting this out since it doesn't compile on Rust 1.8,
+// because on this version Wrapping doesn't implement Neg and therefore can't
+// implement Signed.
 #[test]
 fn signed_wrapping_is_signed() {
     fn require_signed<T: Signed>(_: &T) {}
     require_signed(&Wrapping(-42));
 }
+*/