diff --git a/.github/workflows/playground-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/playground-tests.yml
index 2b71b9c..9377910 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playground-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playground-tests.yml
@@ -250,7 +250,11 @@ jobs:
     name: WordPress Performance Tests
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: code-quality
-    # Allow failures since performance tests can be flaky in CI environments
+    # DISABLED: Performance tests are flaky in CI due to Lighthouse/Playwright resource constraints.
+    # The wp-performance-action uses WordPress Playground internally and Lighthouse for metrics,
+    # which requires significant resources and is not reliable in shared CI runners.
+    # Run performance tests locally or on dedicated infrastructure for accurate results.
+    if: false
     continue-on-error: true
 
     steps: