diff --git a/test/functional/apps/dashboard_elements/controls/replace_controls.ts b/test/functional/apps/dashboard_elements/controls/replace_controls.ts
index 5d975bb1a9522..f6af399905077 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/dashboard_elements/controls/replace_controls.ts
+++ b/test/functional/apps/dashboard_elements/controls/replace_controls.ts
@@ -11,15 +11,15 @@ import expect from '@kbn/expect';
 import {
   OPTIONS_LIST_CONTROL,
   RANGE_SLIDER_CONTROL,
-  /** Because the time slider is temporarily disabled as of https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/130978,
-   ** I simply commented out the time slider tests for now :) **/
-  // TIME_SLIDER_CONTROL,
+  TIME_SLIDER_CONTROL,
 } from '@kbn/controls-plugin/common';
 
 import { FtrProviderContext } from '../../../ftr_provider_context';
 
 export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const testSubjects = getService('testSubjects');
+  const retry = getService('retry');
+
   const { dashboardControls, timePicker, common, dashboard } = getPageObjects([
     'dashboardControls',
     'timePicker',
@@ -46,16 +46,18 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
   const replaceWithRangeSlider = async (controlId: string) => {
     await dashboardControls.controlEditorSetType(RANGE_SLIDER_CONTROL);
     await changeFieldType('weightLbs');
-    await dashboardControls.rangeSliderWaitForLoading();
-    await dashboardControls.verifyControlType(controlId, 'range-slider-control');
+    await retry.try(async () => {
+      await dashboardControls.rangeSliderWaitForLoading();
+      await dashboardControls.verifyControlType(controlId, 'range-slider-control');
+    });
   };
 
-  // const replaceWithTimeSlider = async (controlId: string) => {
-  //   await dashboardControls.controlEditorSetType(TIME_SLIDER_CONTROL);
-  //   await changeFieldType('@timestamp');
-  //   await testSubjects.waitForDeleted('timeSlider-loading-spinner');
-  //   await dashboardControls.verifyControlType(controlId, 'timeSlider');
-  // };
+  const replaceWithTimeSlider = async (controlId: string) => {
+    await dashboardControls.controlEditorSetType(TIME_SLIDER_CONTROL);
+    await changeFieldType('@timestamp');
+    await testSubjects.waitForDeleted('timeSlider-loading-spinner');
+    await dashboardControls.verifyControlType(controlId, 'timeSlider');
+  };
 
   describe('Replacing controls', async () => {
     let controlId: string;
@@ -83,9 +85,11 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await replaceWithRangeSlider(controlId);
       });
 
-      // it('with time slider', async () => {
-      //   await replaceWithTimeSlider(controlId);
-      // });
+      /** Because the time slider is temporarily disabled as of https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/130978,
+       ** I simply skipped all time slider tests for now :) **/
+      it.skip('with time slider', async () => {
+        await replaceWithTimeSlider(controlId);
+      });
     });
 
     describe('Replace range slider', async () => {
@@ -105,31 +109,31 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContext) {
         await replaceWithOptionsList(controlId);
       });
 
-      // it('with time slider', async () => {
-      //   await replaceWithTimeSlider(controlId);
-      // });
+      it.skip('with time slider', async () => {
+        await replaceWithTimeSlider(controlId);
+      });
     });
 
-    // describe('Replace time slider', async () => {
-    //   beforeEach(async () => {
-    //     await dashboardControls.clearAllControls();
-    //     await dashboardControls.createControl({
-    //       controlType: TIME_SLIDER_CONTROL,
-    //       dataViewTitle: 'animals-*',
-    //       fieldName: '@timestamp',
-    //     });
-    //     await testSubjects.waitForDeleted('timeSlider-loading-spinner');
-    //     controlId = (await dashboardControls.getAllControlIds())[0];
-    //     await dashboardControls.editExistingControl(controlId);
-    //   });
-
-    //   it('with options list', async () => {
-    //     await replaceWithOptionsList(controlId);
-    //   });
-
-    //   it('with range slider', async () => {
-    //     await replaceWithRangeSlider(controlId);
-    //   });
-    // });
+    describe.skip('Replace time slider', async () => {
+      beforeEach(async () => {
+        await dashboardControls.clearAllControls();
+        await dashboardControls.createControl({
+          controlType: TIME_SLIDER_CONTROL,
+          dataViewTitle: 'animals-*',
+          fieldName: '@timestamp',
+        });
+        await testSubjects.waitForDeleted('timeSlider-loading-spinner');
+        controlId = (await dashboardControls.getAllControlIds())[0];
+        await dashboardControls.editExistingControl(controlId);
+      });
+
+      it('with options list', async () => {
+        await replaceWithOptionsList(controlId);
+      });
+
+      it('with range slider', async () => {
+        await replaceWithRangeSlider(controlId);
+      });
+    });
   });
 }