diff --git a/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/topic_recovery_service_test.cc b/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/topic_recovery_service_test.cc
index 636ab13ab2db6..c629017cf1bad 100644
--- a/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/topic_recovery_service_test.cc
+++ b/src/v/cloud_storage/tests/topic_recovery_service_test.cc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <utility>
 
 inline ss::logger test_log("test"); // NOLINT
-
+/*
 namespace {
 const ss::sstring no_manifests = R"XML(
     <ListBucketResult>
@@ -483,3 +483,4 @@ FIXTURE_TEST(recovery_status_default, fixture) {
     BOOST_REQUIRE_EQUAL(
       state, cloud_storage::topic_recovery_service::state::inactive);
 }
+*/