diff --git a/tests/functional/fx_desktop_handshake.js b/tests/functional/fx_desktop_handshake.js
index 8b40c21fa..3ed8809d3 100644
--- a/tests/functional/fx_desktop_handshake.js
+++ b/tests/functional/fx_desktop_handshake.js
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ define([
   const clearBrowserState = FunctionalHelpers.clearBrowserState;
   const createUser = FunctionalHelpers.createUser;
   const deleteAllSms = FunctionalHelpers.deleteAllSms;
+  const disableInProd = FunctionalHelpers.disableInProd;
   const fillOutSignIn = FunctionalHelpers.fillOutSignIn;
   const getSmsSigninCode = FunctionalHelpers.getSmsSigninCode;
   const openPage = FunctionalHelpers.openPage;
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ define([
         .then(testElementValueEquals(selectors.SIGNIN.EMAIL, browserSignedInEmail));
     },
 
-    'Sync signin page w/ signin code - user signed into browser': function () {
+    'Sync signin page w/ signin code - user signed into browser': disableInProd(function () {
       const testPhoneNumber = TestHelpers.createPhoneNumber();
       let signinUrlWithSigninCode;
 
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ define([
             // defined so that we are ready when Fennec or iOS adds fxa_status support.
             .then(testElementTextEquals(selectors.SIGNIN.EMAIL_NOT_EDITABLE, browserSignedInEmail));
         });
-    },
+    }),
 
     'Non-Sync signin page - user signed into browser, no user signed in locally': function () {
       return this.remote
diff --git a/tests/functional/lib/helpers.js b/tests/functional/lib/helpers.js
index be64a6d91..cee05edf6 100644
--- a/tests/functional/lib/helpers.js
+++ b/tests/functional/lib/helpers.js
@@ -534,6 +534,23 @@ define([
       .then(() => restmail.deleteAllEmails(user));
   });
 
+  /**
+   * Tests that send an SMS should be wrapped by `disableInProd`. This will
+   * prevent the tests from running in stage/prod where we should not
+   * send SMSs to random people.
+   *
+   * @param {Function} test
+   * @returns {Function}
+   */
+  function disableInProd(test) {
+    if (intern.config.fxaProduction) {
+      return function () {
+      };
+    }
+
+    return test;
+  }
+
   /**
    * Get SMS message `index` for `phoneNumber`.
    *
@@ -1868,6 +1885,7 @@ define([
     deleteAllEmails,
     deleteAllSms,
     denormalizeStoredEmail: denormalizeStoredEmail,
+    disableInProd,
     fetchAllMetrics: fetchAllMetrics,
     fillOutChangePassword: fillOutChangePassword,
     fillOutCompleteResetPassword: fillOutCompleteResetPassword,
diff --git a/tests/functional/send_sms.js b/tests/functional/send_sms.js
index bc4076a2a..f0409b1d2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/send_sms.js
+++ b/tests/functional/send_sms.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
    const SEND_SMS_SIGNIN_CODE_URL = `${SEND_SMS_URL}&signinCodes=true`;
    const SEND_SMS_NO_QUERY_URL = `${config.fxaContentRoot}sms`;
 
+
    let email;
    const PASSWORD = 'password';
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@
    const click = FunctionalHelpers.click;
    const closeCurrentWindow = FunctionalHelpers.closeCurrentWindow;
    const deleteAllSms = FunctionalHelpers.deleteAllSms;
+   const disableInProd = FunctionalHelpers.disableInProd;
    const fillOutSignUp = FunctionalHelpers.fillOutSignUp;
    const getSms = FunctionalHelpers.getSms;
    const getSmsSigninCode = FunctionalHelpers.getSmsSigninCode;
@@ -213,7 +215,7 @@
         .then(testElementTextInclude(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER_TOOLTIP, 'invalid'));
      },
 
-     'valid phone number, back': function () {
+     'valid phone number, back': disableInProd(function () {
        return this.remote
         .then(openPage(SEND_SMS_URL, selectors.SMS_SEND.HEADER))
         .then(type(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, testPhoneNumber))
@@ -229,9 +231,9 @@
 
         // original phone number should still be in place
         .then(testElementValueEquals(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, testPhoneNumber));
-     },
+     }),
 
-     'valid phone number, resend': function () {
+     'valid phone number, resend': disableInProd(function () {
        return this.remote
         .then(openPage(SEND_SMS_URL, selectors.SMS_SEND.HEADER))
         .then(type(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, testPhoneNumber))
@@ -242,18 +244,18 @@
         .then(click(selectors.SMS_SENT.LINK_RESEND))
         .then(testElementTextInclude(selectors.SMS_SENT.PHONE_NUMBER_SENT_TO, formattedPhoneNumber))
         .then(getSms(testPhoneNumber, 1));
-     },
+     }),
 
-     'valid phone number, enable signinCode': function () {
+     'valid phone number, enable signinCode': disableInProd(function () {
        return this.remote
         .then(openPage(SEND_SMS_SIGNIN_CODE_URL, selectors.SMS_SEND.HEADER))
         .then(type(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, testPhoneNumber))
         .then(click(selectors.SMS_SEND.SUBMIT))
         .then(testElementExists(selectors.SMS_SENT.HEADER))
         .then(getSmsSigninCode(testPhoneNumber, 0));
-     },
+     }),
 
-     'valid phone number w/ country code of 1': function () {
+     'valid phone number w/ country code of 1': disableInProd(function () {
        return this.remote
          .then(openPage(SEND_SMS_URL, selectors.SMS_SEND.HEADER))
          .then(type(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, `1${testPhoneNumber}`))
@@ -262,9 +264,9 @@
          .then(testElementTextInclude(selectors.SMS_SENT.PHONE_NUMBER_SENT_TO, formattedPhoneNumber))
          .then(testElementExists(selectors.SMS_SEND.LINK_MARKETING))
          .then(getSms(testPhoneNumber, 0));
-     },
+     }),
 
-     'valid phone number w/ country code of +1': function () {
+     'valid phone number w/ country code of +1': disableInProd(function () {
        return this.remote
          .then(openPage(SEND_SMS_URL, selectors.SMS_SEND.HEADER))
          .then(type(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, `+1${testPhoneNumber}`))
@@ -273,9 +275,9 @@
          .then(testElementTextInclude(selectors.SMS_SENT.PHONE_NUMBER_SENT_TO, formattedPhoneNumber))
          .then(testElementExists(selectors.SMS_SEND.LINK_MARKETING))
          .then(getSms(testPhoneNumber, 0));
-     },
+     }),
 
-     'valid phone number (contains spaces and punctuation)': function () {
+     'valid phone number (contains spaces and punctuation)': disableInProd(function () {
        const unformattedPhoneNumber = ` ${testPhoneNumber.slice(0,3)} .,- ${testPhoneNumber.slice(3)} `;
        return this.remote
         .then(openPage(SEND_SMS_URL, selectors.SMS_SEND.HEADER))
@@ -291,7 +293,7 @@
 
         // original phone number should still be in place
         .then(testElementValueEquals(selectors.SMS_SEND.PHONE_NUMBER, unformattedPhoneNumber));
-     }
+     })
    };
 
    registerSuite(suite);