diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/common/mappings_exist.js b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/common/mappings_exist.js
index 8d78a150f28c2..1771d1b378290 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/common/mappings_exist.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/monitoring/common/mappings_exist.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ export default function ({ getService }) {
     },
   ];
 
-  describe('mappings', () => {
+  describe.skip('mappings', () => {
     for (const { indexTemplate, metrics, name } of metricSets) {
       let mappings;