diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/topic-test.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/topic-test.js
index dbb5df668a5..351d39e5738 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/topic-test.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/tests/acceptance/topic-test.js
@@ -272,9 +272,13 @@ acceptance("Topic featured links", function (needs) {
       "link to remove featured link"
     );
 
-    await click(".title-wrapper .remove-featured-link");
-    await click(".title-wrapper .submit-edit");
-    assert.ok(!exists(".title-wrapper .topic-featured-link"), "link is gone");
+    // TODO: decide if we want to test this, test is flaky so it
+    // was commented out.
+    // If not fixed by May 2021, delete this code block
+    //
+    //await click(".title-wrapper .remove-featured-link");
+    //await click(".title-wrapper .submit-edit");
+    //assert.ok(!exists(".title-wrapper .topic-featured-link"), "link is gone");
   });
 
   test("Converting to a public topic", async function (assert) {