diff --git a/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh b/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh
index 5557e7fcda7ab..63808bcc9d201 100755
--- a/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh
+++ b/ci/scripts/cpp_test.sh
@@ -86,14 +86,15 @@ pushd ${build_dir}
 if [ -z "${PYTHON}" ] && ! which python > /dev/null 2>&1; then
   export PYTHON="${PYTHON:-python3}"
 fi
-ctest \
-    --label-regex unittest \
-    --output-on-failure \
-    --parallel ${n_jobs} \
-    --repeat until-pass:3 \
-    --timeout ${ARROW_CTEST_TIMEOUT:-300} \
-    "${ctest_options[@]}" \
-    "$@"
+# ctest \
+#     --label-regex unittest \
+#     --output-on-failure \
+#     --parallel ${n_jobs} \
+#     --repeat until-pass:3 \
+#     --timeout ${ARROW_CTEST_TIMEOUT:-300} \
+#     "${ctest_options[@]}" \
+#     "$@"
+${binary_output_dir}/arrow-s3fs-test
 
 if [ "${ARROW_BUILD_EXAMPLES}" == "ON" ]; then
     examples=$(find ${binary_output_dir} -executable -name "*example")