diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/feature_controls/dashboard_security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/feature_controls/dashboard_security.ts
index 6a6e2f23785e3..0dbbf1f0bba64 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/feature_controls/dashboard_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/dashboard/feature_controls/dashboard_security.ts
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ export default function({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await panelActions.expectExistsEditPanelAction();
       });
 
-      it('allow saving via the saved query management component popover with no query loaded', async () => {
+      // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/44631
+      it.skip('allow saving via the saved query management component popover with no query loaded', async () => {
         await savedQueryManagementComponent.saveNewQuery('foo', 'bar', true, false);
         await savedQueryManagementComponent.savedQueryExistOrFail('foo');
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts
index 1796858165a2b..21884837969bb 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_security.ts
@@ -100,7 +100,8 @@ export default function({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await PageObjects.share.clickShareTopNavButton();
       });
 
-      it('allow saving via the saved query management component popover with no query loaded', async () => {
+      // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/45348
+      it.skip('allow saving via the saved query management component popover with no query loaded', async () => {
         await savedQueryManagementComponent.saveNewQuery('foo', 'bar', true, false);
         await savedQueryManagementComponent.savedQueryExistOrFail('foo');
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/visualize/feature_controls/visualize_security.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/visualize/feature_controls/visualize_security.ts
index bdcdc4b7cd3ec..945cf7c69246e 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/visualize/feature_controls/visualize_security.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/visualize/feature_controls/visualize_security.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,8 @@ export default function({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
         expect(queryString).to.eql('response:200');
       });
 
-      it('does not allow saving via the saved query management component popover with no query loaded', async () => {
+      // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/50018
+      it.skip('does not allow saving via the saved query management component popover with no query loaded', async () => {
         await savedQueryManagementComponent.saveNewQueryMissingOrFail();
       });