diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java
index ac59615f902..3ad91dbdebc 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/bwcompat/OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests.java
@@ -358,14 +358,14 @@ public class OldIndexBackwardsCompatibilityTests extends ElasticsearchIntegratio
         ElasticsearchAssertions.assertNoFailures(searchReq.get());
 
         logger.info("--> testing exists filter");
-        searchReq = client().prepareSearch(indexName).setQuery(QueryBuilders.filteredQuery(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery(), QueryBuilders.existsQuery("string")));
+        searchReq = client().prepareSearch(indexName).setQuery(QueryBuilders.existsQuery("string"));
         searchRsp = searchReq.get();
         ElasticsearchAssertions.assertNoFailures(searchRsp);
         assertEquals(numDocs, searchRsp.getHits().getTotalHits());
 
         logger.info("--> testing missing filter");
         // the field for the missing filter here needs to be different than the exists filter above, to avoid being found in the cache
-        searchReq = client().prepareSearch(indexName).setQuery(QueryBuilders.filteredQuery(QueryBuilders.matchAllQuery(), QueryBuilders.missingQuery("long_sort")));
+        searchReq = client().prepareSearch(indexName).setQuery(QueryBuilders.missingQuery("long_sort"));
         searchRsp = searchReq.get();
         ElasticsearchAssertions.assertNoFailures(searchRsp);
         assertEquals(0, searchRsp.getHits().getTotalHits());