diff --git a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/benchmark_test.go b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/benchmark_test.go
index 585776fd7bb..fe1b219c751 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/benchmark_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/unified/sql/test/benchmark_test.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ func TestIntegrationBenchmarkSQLStorageBackend(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestIntegrationBenchmarkResourceServer(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("skipping slow test, causing CI to fail due to timeout")
+
 	if testing.Short() {
 		t.Skip("skipping integration test in short mode")
 	}