diff --git a/elyra/tests/kfp/test_bootstrapper.py b/elyra/tests/kfp/test_bootstrapper.py
index bfc9de7af..d4d788380 100644
--- a/elyra/tests/kfp/test_bootstrapper.py
+++ b/elyra/tests/kfp/test_bootstrapper.py
@@ -546,6 +546,7 @@ def test_package_installation(monkeypatch, virtualenv):
         assert virtualenv_packages[package] == version
 
 
+@pytest.mark.skip(reason="Temporarily disabling see elyra#3072")
 def test_package_installation_with_target_path(monkeypatch, virtualenv, tmpdir):
     # TODO : Need to add test for direct-source e.g. ' @ '
     elyra_packages = {