diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
index 8f17c78adde..903919c800c 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class NodeSmartContractPermissioningAcceptanceTest
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ public void setUp() {
   }
 
   @Test
+  @Disabled("test is flaky")
   public void permissionedNodeShouldPeerOnlyWithAllowedNodes() {
     bootnode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(3));
     allowedNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(3));
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2AcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2AcceptanceTest.java
index 843d14004fc..efb88178d6d 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2AcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2AcceptanceTest.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import org.hyperledger.besu.tests.acceptance.dsl.node.Node;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 public class NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2AcceptanceTest
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ public void setUp() {
   }
 
   @Test
+  @Disabled("test is flaky")
   public void permissionedNodeShouldPeerOnlyWithAllowedNodes() {
     bootnode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(3));
     allowedNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(3));
diff --git a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2DNSAcceptanceTest.java b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2DNSAcceptanceTest.java
index 7a55283e4f4..435333a7760 100644
--- a/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2DNSAcceptanceTest.java
+++ b/acceptance-tests/tests/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/tests/acceptance/permissioning/NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2DNSAcceptanceTest.java
@@ -25,8 +25,10 @@
 
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Disabled;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
+@Disabled("test is flaky #7191")
 public class NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2DNSAcceptanceTest
     extends NodeSmartContractPermissioningV2AcceptanceTestBase {
 
@@ -57,12 +59,6 @@ public void setUp() {
 
     permissionedNode.execute(allowNode(permissionedNode));
     permissionedNode.verify(connectionIsAllowed(permissionedNode));
-
-    // Verify initial configuration
-    bootnode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(3));
-    allowedNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(3));
-    forbiddenNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(2));
-    permissionedNode.verify(net.awaitPeerCount(2));
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java
index 98b9226404a..aa52a31c1f9 100644
--- a/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/api/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/api/jsonrpc/internal/methods/EthEstimateGasTest.java
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ public void shouldIgnoreSenderBalanceAccountWhenStrictModeDisabled() {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldNotIgnoreSenderBalanceAccountWhenStrictModeDisabled() {
+  public void shouldNotIgnoreSenderBalanceAccountWhenStrictModeEnabled() {
     final JsonRpcRequestContext request =
         ethEstimateGasRequest(legacyTransactionCallParameter(Wei.ZERO, true));
     mockTransientProcessorResultGasEstimate(1L, false, true);