diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/group3/_request_counts.ts b/test/functional/apps/discover/group3/_request_counts.ts
index ecf84ede5a714..fd100513b9d87 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/group3/_request_counts.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/group3/_request_counts.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const log = getService('log');
   const retry = getService('retry');
 
-  describe('discover request counts', function describeIndexTests() {
+  // Failing: See https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/205344
+  describe.skip('discover request counts', function describeIndexTests() {
     before(async function () {
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('test/functional/fixtures/es_archiver/long_window_logstash');