diff --git a/thread/tests/cts/Android.bp b/thread/tests/cts/Android.bp
index ce770e0..2afb269 100644
--- a/thread/tests/cts/Android.bp
+++ b/thread/tests/cts/Android.bp
@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@
     default_applicable_licenses: ["Android-Apache-2.0"],
 }
 
+// TODO: add this test to the CTS test suite
 android_test {
     name: "CtsThreadNetworkTestCases",
-    defaults: ["cts_defaults"],
     min_sdk_version: "33",
     sdk_version: "test_current",
     manifest: "AndroidManifest.xml",
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
         "src/**/*.java",
     ],
     test_suites: [
-        "cts",
         "general-tests",
         "mts-tethering",
     ],