diff --git a/test/functional/apps/discover/_doc_navigation.js b/test/functional/apps/discover/_doc_navigation.js
index 87a150c7d6961c..31aef96918ffab 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/discover/_doc_navigation.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/discover/_doc_navigation.js
@@ -28,7 +28,8 @@ export default function ({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
   const esArchiver = getService('esArchiver');
   const retry = getService('retry');
 
-  describe('doc link in discover', function contextSize() {
+  // FLAKY: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/78373
+  describe.skip('doc link in discover', function contextSize() {
     beforeEach(async function () {
       log.debug('load kibana index with default index pattern');
       await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('discover');