diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index c4183914e6354c44f7e66e6d84ea1a3f83328f60..38d0adb796a865af217d7cac94a67b65735ddf4f 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -3560,8 +3560,6 @@ test_cxx: test_zookeeper buildtests_cxx
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/status_test || ( echo test status_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing streaming_throughput_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/streaming_throughput_test || ( echo test streaming_throughput_test failed ; exit 1 )
-	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing stress_test"
-	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/stress_test || ( echo test stress_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing sync_streaming_ping_pong_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/sync_streaming_ping_pong_test || ( echo test sync_streaming_ping_pong_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing sync_unary_ping_pong_test"
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
index b03e952c89329e6a07cdd727380e13a242d4cc9e..2f91844f441f66d8db9899ee13bf5520b2f35e7d 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
@@ -1617,24 +1617,6 @@
       "posix"
     ]
   }, 
-  {
-    "ci_platforms": [
-      "linux", 
-      "mac", 
-      "posix", 
-      "windows"
-    ], 
-    "exclude_configs": [], 
-    "flaky": false, 
-    "language": "c++", 
-    "name": "stress_test", 
-    "platforms": [
-      "linux", 
-      "mac", 
-      "posix", 
-      "windows"
-    ]
-  }, 
   {
     "ci_platforms": [
       "linux",