diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/layer_errors.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/layer_errors.js
index dee5c5b403e4..83b533a55994 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/layer_errors.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/maps/layer_errors.js
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 export default function ({ getPageObjects }) {
   const PageObjects = getPageObjects(['maps', 'header']);
 
-  describe('layer errors', () => {
+  // Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/69617
+  describe.skip('layer errors', () => {
     before(async () => {
       await PageObjects.maps.loadSavedMap('layer with errors');
     });