diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java
index 79e0674bb5c..8573c5b7e90 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests extends StaticIndexBackwardComp
         "index-1.1.0.zip",
         "index-1.1.1.zip",
         "index-1.1.2.zip",
-        /* skipping 1.2.0...there was a major bug with routing, and it is not even downloadable */
+        "index-1.2.0.zip",
         "index-1.2.1.zip",
         "index-1.2.2.zip",
         "index-1.2.3.zip",
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ public class OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests extends StaticIndexBackwardComp
                 Version v = (Version)field.get(Version.class);
                 if (v.snapshot()) continue;
                 if (v.onOrBefore(Version.V_0_20_6)) continue;
-                
-                // problematic indexes...see notes above
-                if (v.equals(Version.V_1_2_0)) continue;
 
                 expectedVersions.add("index-" + v.toString() + ".zip");
             }
diff --git a/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/index-1.2.0.zip b/src/test/resources/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/index-1.2.0.zip
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..56d869e5f41
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