diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/world_state/world_state.test.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/world_state/world_state.test.cpp
index f4cd18003a1..89687d296a2 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/world_state/world_state.test.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/world_state/world_state.test.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ class WorldStateTest : public testing::Test {
   protected:
     void SetUp() override
     {
+        GTEST_SKIP();
         // setup with 1MB max db size, 1 max database and 2 maximum concurrent readers
         _directory = random_temp_directory();
         std::filesystem::create_directories(_directory);