diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes.js b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes.js
index 1874d973b014c..ba212b981de69 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes.js
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/monitoring/elasticsearch/nodes.js
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
     // FF issue: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/35551
     this.tags(['skipFirefox']);
 
-    describe('with offline node', () => {
+    // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/116533
+    describe.skip('with offline node', () => {
       const { setup, tearDown } = getLifecycleMethods(getService, getPageObjects);
 
       before(async () => {