diff --git a/x-pack/test/security_solution_api_integration/test_suites/detections_response/detection_engine/alerts/trial_license_complete_tier/alerts_compatibility.ts b/x-pack/test/security_solution_api_integration/test_suites/detections_response/detection_engine/alerts/trial_license_complete_tier/alerts_compatibility.ts
index 176dc29c8b1cad..5547bf57fb1aef 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/security_solution_api_integration/test_suites/detections_response/detection_engine/alerts/trial_license_complete_tier/alerts_compatibility.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/security_solution_api_integration/test_suites/detections_response/detection_engine/alerts/trial_license_complete_tier/alerts_compatibility.ts
@@ -592,7 +592,8 @@ export default ({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) => {
       });
     });
 
-    describe('EQL', () => {
+    // FAILING ES PROMOTION: https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/176270
+    describe.skip('EQL', () => {
       beforeEach(async () => {
         await esArchiver.load('x-pack/test/functional/es_archives/security_solution/alerts/7.16.0');
         await createAlertsIndex(supertest, log);