diff --git a/tests/rptest/scale_tests/many_partitions_test.py b/tests/rptest/scale_tests/many_partitions_test.py
index aab97a5da8dc..9ecac961e7a2 100644
--- a/tests/rptest/scale_tests/many_partitions_test.py
+++ b/tests/rptest/scale_tests/many_partitions_test.py
@@ -876,12 +876,14 @@ def test_many_partitions_compacted(self):
     def test_many_partitions(self):
         self._test_many_partitions(compacted=False)
 
-    @ok_to_fail  # https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/8777
-    @cluster(num_nodes=12, log_allow_list=RESTART_LOG_ALLOW_LIST)
-    @matrix(compacted=[False])  # FIXME: run with compaction
-    def test_many_partitions_tiered_storage(self, compacted):
-        self._test_many_partitions(compacted=compacted,
-                                   tiered_storage_enabled=True)
+    # TODO: re-enable once infra has stabilitized
+    # https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/9569
+    # @ok_to_fail  # https://github.com/redpanda-data/redpanda/issues/8777
+    # @cluster(num_nodes=12, log_allow_list=RESTART_LOG_ALLOW_LIST)
+    # @matrix(compacted=[False])  # FIXME: run with compaction
+    # def test_many_partitions_tiered_storage(self, compacted):
+    #     self._test_many_partitions(compacted=compacted,
+    #                                tiered_storage_enabled=True)
 
     @cluster(num_nodes=12, log_allow_list=RESTART_LOG_ALLOW_LIST)
     def test_omb(self):