diff --git a/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta1/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java b/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta1/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java
index cf007a407fdc..5546e93ba60b 100644
--- a/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta1/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java
+++ b/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta1/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ static void afterAll() throws InterruptedException {
     }
   }
 
+  @Disabled("Flaky test: b/579436736")
   @Test
   void testSimpleRead() {
     TableReference tableReference =