diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_timeline.spec.ts b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_timeline.spec.ts
index 2fed23755963..b37aabf4825f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_timeline.spec.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/security_solution/cypress/integration/alerts_timeline.spec.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ import { loginAndWaitForPage } from '../tasks/login';
 
 import { DETECTIONS_URL } from '../urls/navigation';
 
-describe('Alerts timeline', () => {
+// Flakky: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/71220
+describe.skip('Alerts timeline', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     esArchiverLoad('timeline_alerts');
     loginAndWaitForPage(DETECTIONS_URL);