diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/AccountLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/AccountLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
index 1d38f7e6c7..1bd6d4cf96 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/AccountLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/AccountLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+@Disabled("permissioning tests flaky with timeouts")
 public class AccountLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest
     extends AccountSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTestBase {
 
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
index 3dfdae528a..9271c0d977 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ package org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.permissioning;
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+@Disabled("permissioning tests flaky with timeouts")
 public class NodeLocalAndOnchainPermissioningAcceptanceTest
     extends NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTestBase {