diff --git a/.changeset/mean-emus-hide.md b/.changeset/mean-emus-hide.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..955e25d258
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/mean-emus-hide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-scaffolder-react': patch
+---
+
+Remove timer for skipped steps in Scaffolder Next's TaskSteps
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx
index 632500f07e..668306fa9e 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-react/src/next/components/TaskSteps/TaskSteps.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ export const TaskSteps = (props: TaskStepsProps) => {
                     StepIconComponent={StepIcon}
                   >
                     <Box>{step.name}</Box>
-                    <StepTime step={step} />
+                    {!isSkipped && <StepTime step={step} />}
                   </MuiStepLabel>
                 </MuiStepButton>
               </MuiStep>