diff --git a/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/scenario.ts b/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/scenario.ts
index 8c452103f9a7c..e0fecae5fadf3 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/scenario.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/scenario.ts
@@ -70,30 +70,9 @@ export function createScenario({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProviderContex
       expect(response.body.trial_was_started).to.be(true);
     },
 
-    async startEnterprise() {
-      const response = await esSupertestWithoutAuth
-        .post('/_license/?acknowledge=true')
-        .send({
-          license: {
-            uid: '504430e6-503c-4316-85cb-b402c730ca08',
-            type: 'enterprise',
-            issue_date_in_millis: 1669680000000,
-            start_date_in_millis: 1669680000000,
-            // expires 2024-12-31
-            expiry_date_in_millis: 1735689599999,
-            max_resource_units: 250,
-            max_nodes: null,
-            issued_to: 'Elastic - INTERNAL (development environments)',
-            issuer: 'API',
-            signature:
-              'AAAABQAAAA2h1vBafHuRhjOHREKYAAAAIAo5/x6hrsGh1GqqrJmy4qgmEC7gK0U4zQ6q5ZEMhm4jAAABAByGz9MmRW/L7vQriISa6u8Oov7zykA+Cv55BToWEthSn0c5KQUxcWG+K5Cm4/OkFsXA8TE4zFnlSgYxmQi2Eqq7IAKGdcxI/xhQfMsq5RWlSEwtfyV0M2RKJxgam8o2lvKC9EbrU76ISYr7jTkgoBl6GFSjdfXMHmxNXBSKDDm03ZeXkWkvuNNFrHJuYivf2Se9OeeB/eu4jqUI0UuNfPYF07ZcYvtKfj3KX+aysCSV2FW8wgyAjndOPEinfYcwAJ09zcl+MTig2K0DQTsYkLykXmzZnLz6qeuVVFjCTowxizDFW+5MrpzUnwkjqv8CFhLfvxG7waWQWslv8fXLUn8=',
-          },
-        })
-        .auth('license_manager_user', 'license_manager_user-password')
-        .expect(200);
-
-      expect(response.body.license_status).to.be('valid');
-    },
+    // FIXME: enterprise license is not available for tests
+    // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/53575
+    async startEnterprise() {},
 
     async deleteLicense() {
       const response = await esSupertestWithoutAuth
diff --git a/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/server/updates.ts b/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/server/updates.ts
index ccec87dc0cdc6..216113b1c3412 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/server/updates.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/licensing_plugin/server/updates.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@ export default function (ftrContext: FtrProviderContext) {
       await testSubjects.missingOrFail('licenseExpiredBanner');
     });
 
-    it('properly recognize an enterprise license', async () => {
+    // FIXME: enterprise license is not available for tests
+    // https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/53575
+    it.skip('properly recognize an enterprise license', async () => {
       await scenario.startEnterprise();
       await scenario.waitForPluginToDetectLicenseUpdate();