diff --git a/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/discover/async_search.ts b/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/discover/async_search.ts
index 1f768780a9c95..d4c87209c64c7 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/discover/async_search.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/search_sessions_integration/tests/apps/discover/async_search.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const kibanaServer = getService('kibanaServer');
   const toasts = getService('toasts');
 
-  describe('discover async search', () => {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/195955
+  describe.skip('discover async search', () => {
     before(async () => {
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/logstash_functional');
       await kibanaServer.importExport.load(