diff --git a/tasks/tests.yaml b/tasks/tests.yaml
index d1d46efb..bfea8ffc 100644
--- a/tasks/tests.yaml
+++ b/tasks/tests.yaml
@@ -86,4 +86,5 @@ tasks:
           build/uds zarf tools wait-for gateway admin-gateway -n istio-admin-gateway --timeout 10s
           build/uds zarf tools wait-for gateway tenant-gateway -n istio-tenant-gateway --timeout 10s
           build/uds zarf tools wait-for package keycloak -n keycloak --timeout 10s
-      - cmd: ./hack/validate-uds-core-state.sh
+# commenting out state tests until we re-enable the feature
+#      - cmd: ./hack/validate-uds-core-state.sh