diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/index_layout.yaml b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/index_layout.yaml
index bf5a269b5bd..a2079455226 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/index_layout.yaml
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/ml/index_layout.yaml
@@ -276,6 +276,10 @@ setup:
 ---
 "Test unrelated index":
 
+  - skip:
+      version:     " - "
+      reason:      Flaky test, needs fixing https://github.com/elastic/x-pack-elasticsearch/issues/903
+
   - do:
       xpack.ml.put_job:
         job_id: farequote