diff --git a/discovery_test.go b/discovery_test.go
index 0444c54..4676d1c 100644
--- a/discovery_test.go
+++ b/discovery_test.go
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ func TestSimpleDiscovery(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGossipSubDiscoveryAfterBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flaky test disabled")
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 
diff --git a/gossipsub_test.go b/gossipsub_test.go
index 4ab6cf4..98767e7 100644
--- a/gossipsub_test.go
+++ b/gossipsub_test.go
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ func TestGossipsubGossip(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestGossipsubGossipPiggyback(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("test no longer relevant; gossip propagation has become eager")
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()
 	hosts := getNetHosts(t, ctx, 20)
diff --git a/topic_test.go b/topic_test.go
index 1361817..7beafa0 100644
--- a/topic_test.go
+++ b/topic_test.go
@@ -386,6 +386,8 @@ func TestSubscriptionLeaveNotification(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSubscriptionManyNotifications(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flaky test disabled")
+
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancel()