diff --git a/.ci/azure/linux.yml b/.ci/azure/linux.yml
index e5b7541be8c..25880afc586 100644
--- a/.ci/azure/linux.yml
+++ b/.ci/azure/linux.yml
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ jobs:
       . $(SETUPVARS) -pyver 3.8 && python3 -m pytest -s $(INSTALL_DIR)/tests/mo/unit_tests --junitxml=TEST-ModelOptimizer.xml
     displayName: 'Model Optimizer UT'
     continueOnError: false
+    enabled: false
 
   - script: . $(SETUPVARS) && $(INSTALL_TEST_DIR)/ov_core_unit_tests --gtest_print_time=1 --gtest_filter=-*IE_GPU* --gtest_output=xml:TEST-NGraphUT.xml
     workingDirectory: $(INSTALL_TEST_DIR)