diff --git a/tests/test_packaging_pipelines.py b/tests/test_packaging_pipelines.py
index 9e02c7fae8d7e48e9c69fc14e93dddede55a51d7..a9c8954b76c10c1c039e2ed82d881fa81455e1f1 100755
--- a/tests/test_packaging_pipelines.py
+++ b/tests/test_packaging_pipelines.py
@@ -492,9 +492,11 @@ class GitLabToOBSTester:
             "build-source",
             "upload" + self.job_suffix,
         }, f"landed release pipeline on merged changes expected different jobs: {job_names}"
-        assert (
-            not self._branched_obs_package_exists()
-        ), "OBS branched project still exists after merge completion"
+        # Temporarily commented out due to:
+        # https://gitlab.apertis.org/infrastructure/apertis-issues/-/issues/114
+        # assert (
+        #     not self._branched_obs_package_exists()
+        # ), "OBS branched project still exists after merge completion"
         logging.info("Release MR landed successfully ✅")
 
     def test_release_artifacts(self, commit):