diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_async_dashboard.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_async_dashboard.ts
index b4dfffcdeff5..cc30a7a7e640 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_async_dashboard.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/_async_dashboard.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
     'timePicker',
   ]);
 
-  describe('sample data dashboard', function describeIndexTests() {
+  // Flakky: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/65949
+  describe.skip('sample data dashboard', function describeIndexTests() {
     before(async () => {
       await PageObjects.common.sleep(5000);
       await PageObjects.common.navigateToUrl('home', '/tutorial_directory/sampleData', {