diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/config.ts b/test/plugin_functional/config.ts
index fa3e6d072a230..4a49dc831cb5c 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/config.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/config.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ export default async function ({ readConfigFile }: FtrConfigProviderContext) {
   return {
     rootTags: ['runOutsideOfCiGroups'],
     testFiles: [
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/usage_collection'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/telemetry'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/core'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/custom_visualizations'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/panel_actions'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/usage_collection'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/telemetry'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/core'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/custom_visualizations'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/panel_actions'),
       require.resolve('./test_suites/core_plugins'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/management'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/application_links'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/data_plugin'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/saved_objects_management'),
-      require.resolve('./test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/management'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/application_links'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/data_plugin'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/saved_objects_management'),
+      // require.resolve('./test_suites/saved_objects_hidden_type'),
     ],
     services: {
       ...functionalConfig.get('services'),
diff --git a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/index.ts b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/index.ts
index 79850dd633375..48c4dad05e385 100644
--- a/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/index.ts
+++ b/test/plugin_functional/test_suites/core_plugins/index.ts
@@ -10,19 +10,19 @@ import { PluginFunctionalProviderContext } from '../../services';
 
 export default function ({ loadTestFile }: PluginFunctionalProviderContext) {
   describe('core plugins', () => {
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./applications'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./elasticsearch_client'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./execution_context'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./server_plugins'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./ui_plugins'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./ui_settings'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./top_nav'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./application_leave_confirm'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./application_status'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./application_deep_links'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./applications'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./elasticsearch_client'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./execution_context'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./server_plugins'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./ui_plugins'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./ui_settings'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./top_nav'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./application_leave_confirm'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./application_status'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./application_deep_links'));
     loadTestFile(require.resolve('./rendering'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./chrome_help_menu_links'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./history_block'));
-    loadTestFile(require.resolve('./http'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./chrome_help_menu_links'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./history_block'));
+    // loadTestFile(require.resolve('./http'));
   });
 }