diff --git a/packages/kbn-optimizer/src/integration_tests/basic_optimization.test.ts b/packages/kbn-optimizer/src/integration_tests/basic_optimization.test.ts
index 93a7240849b9..d1b080b76b30 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-optimizer/src/integration_tests/basic_optimization.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-optimizer/src/integration_tests/basic_optimization.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ afterAll(async () => {
   await del(TMP_DIR);
 });
 
-it('builds expected bundles, saves bundle counts to metadata', async () => {
+// FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/70762
+it.skip('builds expected bundles, saves bundle counts to metadata', async () => {
   const config = OptimizerConfig.create({
     repoRoot: MOCK_REPO_DIR,
     pluginScanDirs: [Path.resolve(MOCK_REPO_DIR, 'plugins')],