diff --git a/metricbeat/module/elasticsearch/test_elasticsearch.py b/metricbeat/module/elasticsearch/test_elasticsearch.py
index e5184bf2fb94..f8e2762b8cf7 100644
--- a/metricbeat/module/elasticsearch/test_elasticsearch.py
+++ b/metricbeat/module/elasticsearch/test_elasticsearch.py
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ def test_metricsets(self, metricset):
         self.check_metricset("elasticsearch", metricset, self.get_hosts(), self.FIELDS +
                              ["service"], extras={"index_recovery.active_only": "false"})
 
+    @unittest.skipUnless(metricbeat.INTEGRATION_TESTS, "integration test")
     def test_xpack(self):
         """
         elasticsearch-xpack module tests