diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/detection_alerts/assignments/assignments.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/detection_alerts/assignments/assignments.cy.ts
index 42ca93f26587b..5b7749fee9733 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/detection_alerts/assignments/assignments.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/detection_response/detection_engine/detection_alerts/assignments/assignments.cy.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ import {
 } from '../../../../../tasks/alert_assignments';
 import { ALERTS_COUNT } from '../../../../../screens/alerts';
 
-describe('Alert user assignment - ESS & Serverless', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
+// FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/172611
+describe.skip('Alert user assignment - ESS & Serverless', { tags: ['@ess', '@serverless'] }, () => {
   before(() => {
     cy.task('esArchiverLoad', { archiveName: 'auditbeat_multiple' });