diff --git a/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/transport/action/delete/ForceDeleteWatchTests.java b/elasticsearch/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/watcher/transport/action/delete/ForceDeleteWatchTests.java
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-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
- * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
- */
-package org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.transport.action.delete;
-
-import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
-import org.elasticsearch.script.SleepScriptEngine;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.junit.annotations.TestLogging;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.condition.ScriptCondition;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.test.AbstractWatcherIntegrationTestCase;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.transport.actions.delete.DeleteWatchResponse;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.transport.actions.put.PutWatchResponse;
-import org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.transport.actions.service.WatcherServiceResponse;
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.actions.ActionBuilders.loggingAction;
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.client.WatchSourceBuilders.watchBuilder;
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.trigger.TriggerBuilders.schedule;
-import static org.elasticsearch.xpack.watcher.trigger.schedule.Schedules.interval;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
-import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
-
-public class ForceDeleteWatchTests extends AbstractWatcherIntegrationTestCase {
-    //Disable time warping for the force delete long running watch test
-    @Override
-    protected boolean timeWarped() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected boolean enableSecurity() {
-        return false;
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> nodePlugins() {
-        List<Class<? extends Plugin>> plugins = new ArrayList<>(super.nodePlugins());
-        plugins.add(SleepScriptEngine.TestPlugin.class);
-        return plugins;
-    }
-
-    @TestLogging("_root:DEBUG")
-    public void testForceDeleteLongRunningWatch() throws Exception {
-        PutWatchResponse putResponse = watcherClient().preparePutWatch("_name").setSource(watchBuilder()
-                .trigger(schedule(interval("3s")))
-                .condition(new ScriptCondition(SleepScriptEngine.sleepScript(5000)))
-                .addAction("_action1", loggingAction("executed action: {{ctx.id}}")))
-                .get();
-        assertThat(putResponse.getId(), equalTo("_name"));
-        Thread.sleep(5000);
-        DeleteWatchResponse deleteWatchResponse = watcherClient().prepareDeleteWatch("_name").get();
-        assertThat(deleteWatchResponse.isFound(), is(true));
-        deleteWatchResponse = watcherClient().prepareDeleteWatch("_name").get();
-        assertThat(deleteWatchResponse.isFound(), is(false));
-        WatcherServiceResponse stopResponse = watcherClient().prepareWatchService().stop().get();
-        assertThat(stopResponse.isAcknowledged(), is(true));
-        ensureWatcherStopped();
-        WatcherServiceResponse startResponse = watcherClient().prepareWatchService().start().get();
-        assertThat(startResponse.isAcknowledged(), is(true));
-        ensureWatcherStarted();
-        deleteWatchResponse = watcherClient().prepareDeleteWatch("_name").get();
-        assertThat(deleteWatchResponse.isFound(), is(false));
-    }
-}