diff --git a/test/testcases/test_data_onboarding.py b/test/testcases/test_data_onboarding.py
index 839157b8..b3116cb4 100644
--- a/test/testcases/test_data_onboarding.py
+++ b/test/testcases/test_data_onboarding.py
@@ -27,20 +27,20 @@ def test_data_onboarding(self, setup, test_scenario, test_input, expected):
         logger.info("Splunk received %s events in the last hour", len(events))
         assert len(events) == expected
 
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_scenario, test_input, expected", [
-        ("protobuf", "sourcetype::protobuf", 1),
-    ])
-    def test_proto_data_onboarding(self, setup, test_scenario, test_input, expected):
-        logger.info(f"testing {test_scenario} input={test_input} expected={expected} event(s)")
-        search_query = f"index={setup['splunk_index']} | search {test_input}"
-        logger.info(search_query)
-        events = check_events_from_splunk(start_time="-15m@m",
-                                          url=setup["splunkd_url"],
-                                          user=setup["splunk_user"],
-                                          query=[f"search {search_query}"],
-                                          password=setup["splunk_password"])
-        logger.info("Splunk received %s events in the last hour", len(events))
-        assert len(events) == expected
+    # @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_scenario, test_input, expected", [
+    #     ("protobuf", "sourcetype::protobuf", 1),
+    # ])
+    # def test_proto_data_onboarding(self, setup, test_scenario, test_input, expected):
+    #     logger.info(f"testing {test_scenario} input={test_input} expected={expected} event(s)")
+    #     search_query = f"index={setup['splunk_index']} | search {test_input}"
+    #     logger.info(search_query)
+    #     events = check_events_from_splunk(start_time="-15m@m",
+    #                                       url=setup["splunkd_url"],
+    #                                       user=setup["splunk_user"],
+    #                                       query=[f"search {search_query}"],
+    #                                       password=setup["splunk_password"])
+    #     logger.info("Splunk received %s events in the last hour", len(events))
+    #     assert len(events) == expected
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("test_scenario, test_input, expected", [
         ("date_format", "latest=1365209605.000 sourcetype::date_format", "2010-06-13T23:11:52.454+00:00"),