diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional_endpoint/apps/endpoint/alerts.ts b/x-pack/test/functional_endpoint/apps/endpoint/alerts.ts
index e41cf3fb90ba..e57efc8a7ce7 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional_endpoint/apps/endpoint/alerts.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional_endpoint/apps/endpoint/alerts.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const browser = getService('browser');
 
-  describe('Endpoint Alert Page: when es has data and user has navigated to the page', function () {
+  // SKIPPED as it is failing in ES PROMOTION: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/68596
+  describe.skip('Endpoint Alert Page: when es has data and user has navigated to the page', function () {
     this.tags(['ciGroup7']);
     before(async () => {
       await esArchiver.load('endpoint/alerts/api_feature');