diff --git a/internal/aws/k8s/k8sclient/node_test.go b/internal/aws/k8s/k8sclient/node_test.go
index 691506d2512ce..bdc4b39aa7bf4 100644
--- a/internal/aws/k8s/k8sclient/node_test.go
+++ b/internal/aws/k8s/k8sclient/node_test.go
@@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ var nodeArray = []interface{}{
 }
 
 func TestNodeClient(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("Flaky test, see https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector-contrib/issues/9001")
 	setOption := nodeSyncCheckerOption(&mockReflectorSyncChecker{})
 
 	fakeClientSet := fake.NewSimpleClientset()