diff --git a/gopls/internal/regtest/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go b/gopls/internal/regtest/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go
index de8334eae2..fed2d5941f 100644
--- a/gopls/internal/regtest/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go
+++ b/gopls/internal/regtest/diagnostics/diagnostics_test.go
@@ -967,6 +967,8 @@ const C = a.A
 // This is a copy of the scenario_default/quickfix_empty_files.txt test from
 // govim. Reproduces golang/go#39646.
 func TestQuickFixEmptyFiles(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Skip("too flaky: golang/go#48773")
+
 	testenv.NeedsGo1Point(t, 15)
 
 	const mod = `