diff --git a/common/quotas/clocked_rate_limiter_test.go b/common/quotas/clocked_rate_limiter_test.go
index 15a0abcf338..1c48dd6514e 100644
--- a/common/quotas/clocked_rate_limiter_test.go
+++ b/common/quotas/clocked_rate_limiter_test.go
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ func TestClockedRateLimiter_Wait_DeadlineWouldExceed(t *testing.T) {
 
 // test that reservations for 1 token ARE unblocked by RecycleToken
 func TestClockedRateLimiter_Wait_Recycle(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flaky test")
 	t.Parallel()
 	ts := clock.NewEventTimeSource()
 	rl := quotas.NewClockedRateLimiter(rate.NewLimiter(1, 1), ts)
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ func TestClockedRateLimiter_Wait_Recycle(t *testing.T) {
 
 // test that reservations for >1 token are NOT unblocked by RecycleToken
 func TestClockedRateLimiter_WaitN_NoRecycle(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("flaky test")
 	t.Parallel()
 	ts := clock.NewEventTimeSource()
 
diff --git a/service/matching/matcher_test.go b/service/matching/matcher_test.go
index 2a2fdffd347..d8e3d223991 100644
--- a/service/matching/matcher_test.go
+++ b/service/matching/matcher_test.go
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ func (t *MatcherTestSuite) TestAvoidForwardingWhenBacklogIsOld() {
 }
 
 func (t *MatcherTestSuite) TestBacklogAge() {
+	t.T().Skip("flaky test")
 	t.Equal(emptyBacklogAge, t.rootMatcher.getBacklogAge())
 
 	youngBacklogTask := newInternalTaskFromBacklog(randomTaskInfoWithAge(time.Second), nil)