diff --git a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/infra/metadata.ts b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/infra/metadata.ts
index ee75931cb528a..3dc4f333611ea 100644
--- a/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/infra/metadata.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test_serverless/api_integration/test_suites/observability/infra/metadata.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ export default function ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
 
   describe('API /infra/metadata', () => {
     describe('works', () => {
-      describe('Host asset type', () => {
+      // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/177381
+      describe.skip('Host asset type', () => {
         before(() => esArchiver.load(ARCHIVE_NAME));
         after(() => esArchiver.unload(ARCHIVE_NAME));