diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7650f3f6..a8436f7a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Changed
+
+- Marked the EKS tests as skipped / pending until we re-focus on them again
+
 ## [1.76.2] - 2024-11-07
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/providers/eks/standard/eks_test.go b/providers/eks/standard/eks_test.go
index 0a7ee05f..4b7cad3c 100644
--- a/providers/eks/standard/eks_test.go
+++ b/providers/eks/standard/eks_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/giantswarm/cluster-test-suites/internal/common"
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Common tests", func() {
+var _ = XDescribe("Common tests", func() {
 	common.Run(&common.TestConfig{
 		AutoScalingSupported: true,
 		BastionSupported:     false,
diff --git a/providers/eks/upgrade/eks_test.go b/providers/eks/upgrade/eks_test.go
index 857e6dc0..0a8c755c 100644
--- a/providers/eks/upgrade/eks_test.go
+++ b/providers/eks/upgrade/eks_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/giantswarm/cluster-test-suites/internal/upgrade"
 )
 
-var _ = Describe("Basic upgrade test", Ordered, func() {
+var _ = XDescribe("Basic upgrade test", Ordered, func() {
 	upgrade.Run(upgrade.NewTestConfigWithDefaults())
 
 	// Finally run the common tests after upgrade is completed