diff --git a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java
index 076c46c9f86..2f81ced664b 100644
--- a/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java
+++ b/client/rest-high-level/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/client/RequestConvertersTests.java
@@ -1534,7 +1534,6 @@ public class RequestConvertersTests extends ESTestCase {
         IndicesOptions indicesOptions = setRandomIndicesOptions(IndicesOptions.strictExpandOpen(), expectedParams);
         RemoveIndexLifecyclePolicyRequest req = new RemoveIndexLifecyclePolicyRequest(Arrays.asList(indices), indicesOptions);
         setRandomMasterTimeout(req::setMasterTimeout, TimedRequest.DEFAULT_MASTER_NODE_TIMEOUT, expectedParams);
-        setRandomTimeoutTimeValue(req::setTimeout, TimedRequest.DEFAULT_ACK_TIMEOUT, expectedParams);
 
         Request request = RequestConverters.removeIndexLifecyclePolicy(req);
         assertThat(request.getMethod(), equalTo(HttpDelete.METHOD_NAME));