diff --git a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/lens/existing_fields.ts b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/lens/existing_fields.ts
index 2a0ed1bce1e90..20fea1fface32 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/lens/existing_fields.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/api_integration/apis/lens/existing_fields.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,8 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const supertest = getService('supertest');
 
-  describe('existing_fields apis', () => {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/97387
+  describe.skip('existing_fields apis', () => {
     before(async () => {
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('logstash_functional');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('visualize/default');