diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/persistent/TestPersistentTasksPlugin.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/persistent/TestPersistentTasksPlugin.java
index 5f3b6c13aaa..95917f205c2 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/persistent/TestPersistentTasksPlugin.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/persistent/TestPersistentTasksPlugin.java
@@ -546,10 +546,6 @@ public class TestPersistentTasksPlugin extends Plugin implements ActionPlugin {
             listener.onResponse(new TestTaskResponse());
         }
 
-        @Override
-        protected boolean accumulateExceptions() {
-            return false;
-        }
     }