diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.java
index f1f7dd57cec..63be122b390 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/ElasticsearchIntegrationTest.java
@@ -675,13 +675,6 @@ public abstract class ElasticsearchIntegrationTest extends ElasticsearchTestCase
         }
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Allows to execute some additional task after a test is failed, right after we cleared the clusters
-     */
-    protected void afterTestFailed() {
-
-    }
-
     public static TestCluster cluster() {
         return currentCluster;
     }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ElasticsearchRestTestCase.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ElasticsearchRestTestCase.java
index e221533e044..3788003eff3 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ElasticsearchRestTestCase.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ElasticsearchRestTestCase.java
@@ -284,12 +284,6 @@ public abstract class ElasticsearchRestTestCase extends ElasticsearchIntegration
                 testCandidate.getTestSection().getSkipSection().skip(restTestExecutionContext.esVersion()));
     }
 
-    @Override
-    protected void afterTestFailed() {
-        //after we reset the global cluster, we have to make sure the client gets re-initialized too
-        restTestExecutionContext.resetClient();
-    }
-
     private static String buildSkipMessage(String description, SkipSection skipSection) {
         StringBuilder messageBuilder = new StringBuilder();
         if (skipSection.isVersionCheck()) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/RestTestExecutionContext.java b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/RestTestExecutionContext.java
index e10582d11b4..bf7116e1691 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/RestTestExecutionContext.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/RestTestExecutionContext.java
@@ -125,11 +125,6 @@ public class RestTestExecutionContext implements Closeable {
         }
     }
 
-    public void resetClient() {
-        restClient.close();
-        restClient = null;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Clears the last obtained response and the stashed fields
      */