diff --git a/test/conformance/conformance_test.go b/test/conformance/conformance_test.go
index c02b1000f27..da0d4de6391 100644
--- a/test/conformance/conformance_test.go
+++ b/test/conformance/conformance_test.go
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ func TestGatewayAPIConformance(t *testing.T) {
 			tests.HTTPRouteRedirectHostAndStatus.ShortName,
 			// Remove once https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/issues/994 is fixed
 			tests.HTTPRouteRedirectScheme.ShortName,
+			// Remove once https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/issues/1016 is fixed
+			tests.GatewayObservedGenerationBump.ShortName,
+			// Remove once https://github.com/envoyproxy/gateway/issues/1016 is fixed
+			tests.HTTPRouteObservedGenerationBump.ShortName,
 		},
 	})
 	cSuite.Setup(t)