diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts
index 3e848725946..fd97ea91728 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function workspaceFile(...segments: string[]) {
 
 const testDocument = workspaceFile('bower.json');
 
-suite('vscode API - webview', () => {
+suite.skip('vscode API - webview', () => {
 	const disposables: vscode.Disposable[] = [];
 
 	function _register<T extends vscode.Disposable>(disposable: T) {
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
index 217f8cb1cc3..4ceb37250f3 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export function setup() {
 			await app.workbench.notebook.waitForMarkdownContents('p', 'Markdown Cell');
 		});
 
-		it('moves focus in and out of output', async function () {
+		it.skip('moves focus in and out of output', async function () {
 			const app = this.app as Application;
 			await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
 			await app.workbench.notebook.executeActiveCell();
diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/workbench/localization.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/workbench/localization.test.ts
index a2910051be0..ad6dbcdd7c2 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/workbench/localization.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/workbench/localization.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import { Application, Quality } from '../../../../automation';
 
 export function setup() {
-	describe('Localization', () => {
+	describe.skip('Localization', () => {
 		before(async function () {
 			const app = this.app as Application;