diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/discover_timeline_state_integration.cy.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/discover_timeline_state_integration.cy.ts
index d1a446df25a5a..2d0c8a3d83067 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/discover_timeline_state_integration.cy.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_cypress/cypress/e2e/investigations/timelines/esql/discover_timeline_state_integration.cy.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ const TIMELINE_RESPONSE_SAVED_OBJECT_ID_PATH =
   'response.body.data.persistTimeline.timeline.savedObjectId';
 const esqlQuery = 'from auditbeat-* | where ecs.version == "8.0.0"';
 
-describe(
+// FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/168745
+describe.skip(
   'Discover Timeline State Integration',
   {
     tags: ['@ess', '@brokenInServerless'],