diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts
index 1e3539ab58527..ae99886d2fc02 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/search_filter.cy.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ const INITIAL_END_DATE = 'Jan 19, 2024 @ 20:33:29.186';
 const NEW_START_DATE = 'Jan 18, 2023 @ 20:33:29.186';
 const esqlQuery = 'from auditbeat-* | where ecs.version == "8.0.0"';
 
-describe(
+// FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/168758
+describe.skip(
   'Basic esql search and filter operations',
   {
     tags: ['@ess'],