diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_spaces.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_spaces.ts
index 767dad74c23d7..f8dc2f3b0aeb8 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_spaces.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/discover/feature_controls/discover_spaces.ts
@@ -137,7 +137,10 @@ export default function ({ getPageObjects, getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('space with index pattern management disabled', () => {
+    describe('space with index pattern management disabled', function () {
+      // unskipped because of flakiness in cloud, caused be ingest management tests
+      // should be unskipped when https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/74353 was resolved
+      this.tags(['skipCloud']);
       before(async () => {
         await spacesService.create({
           id: 'custom_space_no_index_patterns',