diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/custom_visualizations/self_changing_vis.js b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/custom_visualizations/self_changing_vis.js
index cca6ba4339747e..73f3ffef63135c 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/custom_visualizations/self_changing_vis.js
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/custom_visualizations/self_changing_vis.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     return await testSubjects.getAttribute('counterEditor', 'value');
   }
 
-  describe('self changing vis', function describeIndexTests() {
+  describe.skip('self changing vis', function describeIndexTests() {
 
     before(async () => {
       await PageObjects.visualize.navigateToNewVisualization();