diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/10_basic.yaml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/10_basic.yaml
index 69d3d8e1ac8..4ea2c01dfb4 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/10_basic.yaml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/10_basic.yaml
@@ -30,25 +30,6 @@
 
   - match: { test_index.settings.index.number_of_replicas: "0"}
 
----
-"Create index with too large wait_for_active_shards":
-
-  - do:
-      indices.create:
-        index: test_index
-        timeout: 300ms
-        master_timeout: 300ms
-        wait_for_active_shards: 6
-        body:
-          settings:
-            number_of_replicas: 5
-
-  - match: { shards_acknowledged: false }
-
-  - do:
-      cluster.health:
-          wait_for_events: urgent      
-
 ---
 "Create index with wait_for_active_shards set to all":