diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.js b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.js
index b0cd89bd98550..028c90020a0b8 100644
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.js
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/pipelines/pull_request/pipeline.js
@@ -66,12 +66,12 @@ const uploadPipeline = (pipelineContent) => {
       pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/security_solution.yml'));
     }
 
-    if (
-      (await doAnyChangesMatch([/^x-pack\/plugins\/apm/])) ||
-      process.env.GITHUB_PR_LABELS.includes('ci:all-cypress-suites')
-    ) {
-      pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/apm_cypress.yml'));
-    }
+    // if (
+    //   (await doAnyChangesMatch([/^x-pack\/plugins\/apm/])) ||
+    //   process.env.GITHUB_PR_LABELS.includes('ci:all-cypress-suites')
+    // ) {
+    //   pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/apm_cypress.yml'));
+    // }
 
     pipeline.push(getPipeline('.buildkite/pipelines/pull_request/post_build.yml'));
 
diff --git a/vars/tasks.groovy b/vars/tasks.groovy
index 1842e278282b1..da18d73e5b36c 100644
--- a/vars/tasks.groovy
+++ b/vars/tasks.groovy
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ def functionalXpack(Map params = [:]) {
       }
     }
 
-    whenChanged([
-      'x-pack/plugins/apm/',
-    ]) {
-      if (githubPr.isPr()) {
-        task(kibanaPipeline.functionalTestProcess('xpack-APMCypress', './test/scripts/jenkins_apm_cypress.sh'))
-      }
-    }
+    // whenChanged([
+    //   'x-pack/plugins/apm/',
+    // ]) {
+    //   if (githubPr.isPr()) {
+    //     task(kibanaPipeline.functionalTestProcess('xpack-APMCypress', './test/scripts/jenkins_apm_cypress.sh'))
+    //   }
+    // }
 
     whenChanged([
       'x-pack/plugins/uptime/',