diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/editable_markdown_renderer.test.tsx b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/editable_markdown_renderer.test.tsx
index 6e56126708034..81758ea1076c7 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/editable_markdown_renderer.test.tsx
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/cases/public/components/markdown_editor/editable_markdown_renderer.test.tsx
@@ -61,7 +61,8 @@ const defaultProps = {
   editorRef,
 };
 
-describe('EditableMarkdown', () => {
+// FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/171177
+describe.skip('EditableMarkdown', () => {
   let appMockRender: AppMockRenderer;
 
   beforeEach(() => {