diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.md b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 56daf442821..00000000000
--- a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-```mermaid
-    graph TD;
-      A-->B;
-      A-->C;
-      B-->D;
-      C-->D;
-```
-
-```mermaid
-  pie title Pets adopted by volunteers
-      "Dogs" : 386
-      "Cats" : 85
-      "Rats" : 15
-```
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.spec.ts b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.spec.ts
index fe9d2247662..3e09ad504e2 100644
--- a/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.spec.ts
+++ b/adev/shared-docs/pipeline/guides/testing/mermaid/mermaid.spec.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,24 @@ describe('markdown to html', () => {
     // Extend the timeout interval tyo 15 seconds because we were seeing issues with not being able to run marked
     // within the default timeframe.
     jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 15000;
-    const markdownContent = await readFile(runfiles.resolvePackageRelative('./mermaid.md'), {
-      encoding: 'utf-8',
-    });
+
+    // This test was flaky, 1st attemp to fix it is by inlining the markdown content
+    const markdownContent = `
+\`\`\`mermaid
+    graph TD;
+      A-->B;
+      A-->C;
+      B-->D;
+      C-->D;
+\`\`\`
+
+\`\`\`mermaid
+  pie title Pets adopted by volunteers
+      "Dogs" : 386
+      "Cats" : 85
+      "Rats" : 15
+\`\`\`
+    `;
 
     marked.use({
       async: true,