diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/extensions/extensions.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/extensions/extensions.test.ts
index 875c61d6a4b..b2d1bafc785 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/extensions/extensions.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/extensions/extensions.test.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function setup(logger: Logger) {
 			return opts;
 		});
 
-		it('install and enable vscode-smoketest-check extension', async function () {
+		it.skip('install and enable vscode-smoketest-check extension', async function () {
 			const app = this.app as Application;
 
 			await app.workbench.extensions.installExtension('ms-vscode.vscode-smoketest-check', true);