diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java
index f5de8bdef29..262eef7beda 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/clique/CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+@Disabled("flaky see https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/7973")
 public class CliqueProposeRpcAcceptanceTest extends AcceptanceTestBase {
 
   @Test
diff --git a/ethereum/blockcreation/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/LegacyFeeMarketBlockTransactionSelectorTest.java b/ethereum/blockcreation/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/LegacyFeeMarketBlockTransactionSelectorTest.java
index 4aad300d511..29d7b644a55 100644
--- a/ethereum/blockcreation/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/LegacyFeeMarketBlockTransactionSelectorTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/blockcreation/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/blockcreation/LegacyFeeMarketBlockTransactionSelectorTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
+
+@Disabled("flaky https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/8238")
 public class LegacyFeeMarketBlockTransactionSelectorTest
     extends AbstractBlockTransactionSelectorTest {