diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts
index 3d0ef5c7085..fd97ea91728 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/singlefolder-tests/webview.test.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import * as assert from 'assert';
 import 'mocha';
 import * as os from 'os';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
-import { closeAllEditors, delay, disposeAll, flakySuite } from '../utils';
+import { closeAllEditors, delay, disposeAll } from '../utils';
 
 const webviewId = 'myWebview';
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function workspaceFile(...segments: string[]) {
 
 const testDocument = workspaceFile('bower.json');
 
-flakySuite('vscode API - webview', () => {
+suite.skip('vscode API - webview', () => {
 	const disposables: vscode.Disposable[] = [];
 
 	function _register<T extends vscode.Disposable>(disposable: T) {
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ flakySuite('vscode API - webview', () => {
 		assert.strictEqual(Math.round(secondResponse.value), 100);
 	});
 
-	test('webviews with retainContextWhenHidden should be able to receive messages while hidden', async () => {
+	test('webviews with retainContextWhenHidden should be able to recive messages while hidden', async () => {
 		const webview = _register(vscode.window.createWebviewPanel(webviewId, 'title', { viewColumn: vscode.ViewColumn.One }, { enableScripts: true, retainContextWhenHidden: true }));
 		const ready = getMesssage(webview);
 
diff --git a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts
index cd4471842b9..392d0be8461 100644
--- a/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts
+++ b/extensions/vscode-api-tests/src/utils.ts
@@ -3,25 +3,9 @@
  *  Licensed under the MIT License. See License.txt in the project root for license information.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-import * as assert from 'assert';
-import { Suite } from 'mocha';
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 import { TestFS } from './memfs';
-
-export function flakySuite(title: string, fn: (this: Suite) => void): Suite {
-	return suite(title, function () {
-
-		// Flaky suites need retries and timeout to complete
-		// e.g. because they access the file system which can
-		// be unreliable depending on the environment.
-		this.retries(3);
-		this.timeout(1000 * 20);
-
-		// Invoke suite ensuring that `this` is
-		// properly wired in.
-		fn.call(this);
-	});
-}
+import * as assert from 'assert';
 
 export function rndName() {
 	return Math.random().toString(36).replace(/[^a-z]+/g, '').substr(0, 10);