diff --git a/pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights/integration/insights_test.go b/pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights/integration/insights_test.go
index ffe301f88d69..83ed6f7f2100 100644
--- a/pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights/integration/insights_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sql/sqlstats/insights/integration/insights_test.go
@@ -780,6 +780,8 @@ func TestInsightsIntegrationForContention(t *testing.T) {
 	defer leaktest.AfterTest(t)()
 	defer log.Scope(t).Close(t)
 
+	skip.UnderDuress(t)
+
 	// Start the cluster. (One node is sufficient; the outliers system is currently in-memory only.)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	settings := cluster.MakeTestingClusterSettings()