diff --git a/swarm/network/simulations/discovery/discovery_test.go b/swarm/network/simulations/discovery/discovery_test.go
index 99a0c77224..1ad9ac2e9a 100644
--- a/swarm/network/simulations/discovery/discovery_test.go
+++ b/swarm/network/simulations/discovery/discovery_test.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ func BenchmarkDiscovery_128_4(b *testing.B) { benchmarkDiscovery(b, 128, 4) }
 func BenchmarkDiscovery_256_4(b *testing.B) { benchmarkDiscovery(b, 256, 4) }
 
 func TestDiscoverySimulationExecAdapter(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("This is left broken pending ENR preparations for swarm binary. Execadapter is not currently in use, so a short pause won't hurt")
 	testDiscoverySimulationExecAdapter(t, *nodeCount, *initCount)
 }