diff --git a/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta2/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java b/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta2/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java
index 159de485ceb3..fce78e99df5a 100644
--- a/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta2/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java
+++ b/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1beta2/it/ITBigQueryStorageTest.java
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ static void afterAll() {
     }
   }
 
+  @Disabled("Flaky test: b/579437450")
   @Test
   void testSimpleRead() {
     String table =