diff --git a/x-pack/filebeat/input/entityanalytics/provider/okta/internal/okta/ratelimiter_test.go b/x-pack/filebeat/input/entityanalytics/provider/okta/internal/okta/ratelimiter_test.go
index cc8a832bee2e..311fc11a8778 100644
--- a/x-pack/filebeat/input/entityanalytics/provider/okta/internal/okta/ratelimiter_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/filebeat/input/entityanalytics/provider/okta/internal/okta/ratelimiter_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func TestRateLimiter(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Update stops requests when none are remaining", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Skip("Flaky test: https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/42059")
 		const window = time.Minute
 		var fixedLimit *int = nil
 		r := NewRateLimiter(window, fixedLimit)