diff --git a/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/integration/otel_test.go b/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/integration/otel_test.go
index 66678f764cca..45b71074a21d 100644
--- a/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/integration/otel_test.go
+++ b/x-pack/metricbeat/tests/integration/otel_test.go
@@ -294,6 +294,7 @@ processors:
 }
 
 func TestMetricbeatOTelMultipleReceiversE2E(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("Flaky test, see https://github.com/elastic/beats/issues/45631")
 	integration.EnsureESIsRunning(t)
 
 	host := integration.GetESURL(t, "http")