diff --git a/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts b/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
index e8dae86262b..8d0c2468705 100644
--- a/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
+++ b/test/smoke/src/areas/notebook/notebook.test.ts
@@ -25,34 +25,34 @@ export function setup() {
 			await app.workbench.quickaccess.runCommand('workbench.action.closeActiveEditor');
 		});
 
-		it('inserts/edits code cell', async function () {
-			const app = this.app as Application;
-			await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.focusNextCell();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.insertNotebookCell('code');
-			await app.workbench.notebook.waitForTypeInEditor('// some code');
-			await app.workbench.notebook.stopEditingCell();
-		});
+		// it('inserts/edits code cell', async function () {
+		// 	const app = this.app as Application;
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.focusNextCell();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.insertNotebookCell('code');
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.waitForTypeInEditor('// some code');
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.stopEditingCell();
+		// });
 
-		it('inserts/edits markdown cell', async function () {
-			const app = this.app as Application;
-			await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.focusNextCell();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.insertNotebookCell('markdown');
-			await app.workbench.notebook.waitForTypeInEditor('## hello2! ');
-			await app.workbench.notebook.stopEditingCell();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.waitForMarkdownContents('h2', 'hello2!');
-		});
+		// it('inserts/edits markdown cell', async function () {
+		// 	const app = this.app as Application;
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.focusNextCell();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.insertNotebookCell('markdown');
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.waitForTypeInEditor('## hello2! ');
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.stopEditingCell();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.waitForMarkdownContents('h2', 'hello2!');
+		// });
 
-		it('moves focus as it inserts/deletes a cell', async function () {
-			const app = this.app as Application;
-			await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.insertNotebookCell('code');
-			await app.workbench.notebook.waitForActiveCellEditorContents('');
-			await app.workbench.notebook.stopEditingCell();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.deleteActiveCell();
-			await app.workbench.notebook.waitForMarkdownContents('p', 'Markdown Cell');
-		});
+		// it('moves focus as it inserts/deletes a cell', async function () {
+		// 	const app = this.app as Application;
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.openNotebook();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.insertNotebookCell('code');
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.waitForActiveCellEditorContents('');
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.stopEditingCell();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.deleteActiveCell();
+		// 	await app.workbench.notebook.waitForMarkdownContents('p', 'Markdown Cell');
+		// });
 
 		it.skip('moves focus in and out of output', async function () { // TODO@rebornix https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/issues/113882
 			const app = this.app as Application;