diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/group4/_adhoc_data_views.ts b/test/functional/apps/discover/group4/_adhoc_data_views.ts
index 04880c1cfbc723..047148457f04ef 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/group4/_adhoc_data_views.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/group4/_adhoc_data_views.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     await PageObjects.dashboard.waitForRenderComplete();
   };
 
-  describe('adhoc data views', function () {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/169434
+  describe.skip('adhoc data views', function () {
     before(async () => {
       await security.testUser.setRoles(['kibana_admin', 'test_logstash_reader']);
       await kibanaServer.importExport.load('test/functional/fixtures/kbn_archiver/discover.json');