diff --git a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/rollup/delete_job.yml b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/rollup/delete_job.yml
index efbaa763aff..2a353b40445 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/rollup/delete_job.yml
+++ b/plugin/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/rollup/delete_job.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 setup:
+  - skip:
+      version:  "all"
+      reason: "Timing issues with delete + get APIs at the moment, see: #4041"
   - do:
       headers:
         Authorization: "Basic eF9wYWNrX3Jlc3RfdXNlcjp4LXBhY2stdGVzdC1wYXNzd29yZA==" # run as x_pack_rest_user, i.e. the test setup superuser