diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/client/RestClient.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/client/RestClient.java
index e1e0847669e..c18ef40b886 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/client/RestClient.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/client/RestClient.java
@@ -156,7 +156,11 @@ public class RestClient implements Closeable {
     }
 
     private HttpRequestBuilder callApiBuilder(String apiName, Map<String, String> params, String body) {
-        RestApi restApi = restApi(apiName);
+
+        //create doesn't exist in the spec but is supported in the clients (index with op_type=create)
+        boolean indexCreateApi = "create".equals(apiName);
+        String api = indexCreateApi ? "index" : apiName;
+        RestApi restApi = restApi(api);
 
         HttpRequestBuilder httpRequestBuilder = httpRequestBuilder();
 
@@ -186,6 +190,10 @@ public class RestClient implements Closeable {
             }
         }
 
+        if (indexCreateApi) {
+            httpRequestBuilder.addParam("op_type", "create");
+        }
+
         //the http method is randomized (out of the available ones with the chosen api)
         return httpRequestBuilder.method(RandomizedTest.randomFrom(restApi.getSupportedMethods(pathParts.keySet())))
                 .path(RandomizedTest.randomFrom(restApi.getFinalPaths(pathParts)));
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/spec/RestSpec.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/spec/RestSpec.java
index bbfa8103f79..6da859151e5 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/spec/RestSpec.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/spec/RestSpec.java
@@ -38,22 +38,6 @@ public class RestSpec {
     }
 
     void addApi(RestApi restApi) {
-        if ("index".equals(restApi.getName())) {
-            RestApi create = new RestApi("create");
-            create.addPath("/{index}/{type}");
-            create.addPath("/{index}/{type}/{id}/_create");
-            create.setBodyRequired();
-            for (String method : restApi.getMethods()) {
-                create.addMethod(method);
-            }
-            for (String param : restApi.getParams()) {
-                create.addParam(param);
-            }
-            for (String pathPart : restApi.getPathParts()) {
-                create.addPathPart(pathPart);
-            }
-            restApiMap.put(create.getName(), create);
-        }
         restApiMap.put(restApi.getName(), restApi);
     }