diff --git a/functional.yaml b/functional.yaml
index 6354257d62e..44583a12229 100644
--- a/functional.yaml
+++ b/functional.yaml
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ tester-config:
   - SIGTERM_ALL
   - SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_ONE_FOLLOWER
   - SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_ONE_FOLLOWER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT
-  - SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER
-  - SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT
   - BLACKHOLE_PEER_PORT_TX_RX_ONE_FOLLOWER
   - BLACKHOLE_PEER_PORT_TX_RX_ONE_FOLLOWER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT
   - BLACKHOLE_PEER_PORT_TX_RX_LEADER
@@ -156,6 +154,9 @@ tester-config:
   - NO_FAIL_WITH_STRESS
   - NO_FAIL_WITH_NO_STRESS_FOR_LIVENESS
 
+  # - SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER
+  # - SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT
+
   failpoint-commands:
   - panic("etcd-tester")
   # - panic("etcd-tester"),1*sleep(1000)
diff --git a/functional/tester/cluster_test.go b/functional/tester/cluster_test.go
index c3fc96e18be..b4c1f136015 100644
--- a/functional/tester/cluster_test.go
+++ b/functional/tester/cluster_test.go
@@ -164,8 +164,8 @@ func Test_read(t *testing.T) {
 				"SIGTERM_ALL",
 				"SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_ONE_FOLLOWER",
 				"SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_ONE_FOLLOWER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT",
-				"SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER",
-				"SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT",
+				// "SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER",
+				// "SIGQUIT_AND_REMOVE_LEADER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT",
 				"BLACKHOLE_PEER_PORT_TX_RX_ONE_FOLLOWER",
 				"BLACKHOLE_PEER_PORT_TX_RX_ONE_FOLLOWER_UNTIL_TRIGGER_SNAPSHOT",
 				"BLACKHOLE_PEER_PORT_TX_RX_LEADER",