diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
index 760827816db964..c6bcd48fb4ee8e 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/esql/_esql_view.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     enableESQL: true,
   };
 
-  describe('discover esql view', function () {
+  // Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/196866
+  describe.skip('discover esql view', function () {
     before(async () => {
       await kibanaServer.savedObjects.cleanStandardList();
       await security.testUser.setRoles(['kibana_admin', 'test_logstash_reader']);