diff --git a/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/it/ITBigQueryStorageReadClientTest.java b/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/it/ITBigQueryStorageReadClientTest.java
index a595ba281ed6..3f19d040a070 100644
--- a/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/it/ITBigQueryStorageReadClientTest.java
+++ b/java-bigquerystorage/google-cloud-bigquerystorage-it/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/storage/v1/it/ITBigQueryStorageReadClientTest.java
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ void timestamp_readAvro() throws IOException {
     }
   }
 
+  @Disabled("Flaky test: b/579436616")
   @Test
   void testSimpleReadAndResume() throws IOException {
     String table =