diff --git a/rest-api-spec/test/indices.validate_query/10_basic.yaml b/rest-api-spec/test/indices.validate_query/10_basic.yaml
index bb5a893834c..2a9ed19221f 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/test/indices.validate_query/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/test/indices.validate_query/10_basic.yaml
@@ -33,13 +33,4 @@
   - match: {_shards.failed: 0}
   - match: {explanations.0.index: 'testing'}
   - match: {explanations.0.explanation: '*:*'}
-  
-  - do:
-      indices.validate_query:
-        rewrite: true
-
-  - is_true: valid
-  - match: {_shards.failed: 0}
-  - match: {explanations.0.index: 'testing'}
-  - match: {explanations.0.explanation: 'ConstantScore(*:*)'}