diff --git a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/goblin_recursion.test.cpp b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/goblin_recursion.test.cpp
index 623c1118b4ab..43280a800edd 100644
--- a/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/goblin_recursion.test.cpp
+++ b/barretenberg/cpp/src/barretenberg/goblin/goblin_recursion.test.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@ class GoblinRecursionTests : public ::testing::Test {
  * @brief A full Goblin test that mimicks the basic aztec client architecture
  * @details
  */
-TEST_F(GoblinRecursionTests, Vanilla)
+// TODO fix with https://github.com/AztecProtocol/barretenberg/issues/930
+// intermittent failures, presumably due to uninitialized memory
+TEST_F(GoblinRecursionTests, DISABLED_Vanilla)
 {
     Goblin goblin;