diff --git a/TESTING.md b/TESTING.md
index 4a2a786469b..d6f246dbd6d 100644
--- a/TESTING.md
+++ b/TESTING.md
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ The YAML REST tests support all the options provided by the randomized runner, p
 
 -   `tests.rest.suite`: comma separated paths of the test suites to be run (by default loaded from /rest-api-spec/test). It is possible to run only a subset of the tests providing a sub-folder or even a single yaml file (the default /rest-api-spec/test prefix is optional when files are loaded from classpath) e.g. `-Dtests.rest.suite=index,get,create/10_with_id`
 
--   `tests.rest.blacklist`: comma separated globs that identify tests that are denylisted and need to be skipped e.g. `-Dtests.rest.blacklist=index/**/Index document,get/10_basic/**`
+-   `tests.rest.denylist`: comma separated globs that identify tests that are denylisted and need to be skipped e.g. `-Dtests.rest.denylist=index/**/Index document,get/10_basic/**`
 
 Java REST tests can be run with the "javaRestTest" task.
 
diff --git a/plugins/repository-s3/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-s3/build.gradle
index 072683e3bd5..33448b0039c 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-s3/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-s3/build.gradle
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ internalClusterTest {
 }
 
 yamlRestTest {
-    systemProperty 'tests.rest.blacklist', (
+    systemProperty 'tests.rest.denylist', (
       useFixture ?
         ['repository_s3/50_repository_ecs_credentials/*']
         :
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ if (useFixture) {
     setClasspath(yamlRestTestSourceSet.getRuntimeClasspath())
 
     // Minio only supports a single access key, see https://github.com/minio/minio/pull/5968
-    systemProperty 'tests.rest.blacklist', [
+    systemProperty 'tests.rest.denylist', [
       'repository_s3/30_repository_temporary_credentials/*',
       'repository_s3/40_repository_ec2_credentials/*',
       'repository_s3/50_repository_ecs_credentials/*'
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ if (useFixture) {
     SourceSet yamlRestTestSourceSet = sourceSets.getByName(YamlRestTestPlugin.SOURCE_SET_NAME)
     setTestClassesDirs(yamlRestTestSourceSet.getOutput().getClassesDirs())
     setClasspath(yamlRestTestSourceSet.getRuntimeClasspath())
-    systemProperty 'tests.rest.blacklist', [
+    systemProperty 'tests.rest.denylist', [
       'repository_s3/10_basic/*',
       'repository_s3/20_repository_permanent_credentials/*',
       'repository_s3/30_repository_temporary_credentials/*',
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/junit/listeners/ReproduceInfoPrinter.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/junit/listeners/ReproduceInfoPrinter.java
index 668526d9d6d..3d5a906e508 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/junit/listeners/ReproduceInfoPrinter.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/junit/listeners/ReproduceInfoPrinter.java
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ public class ReproduceInfoPrinter extends RunListener {
         public ReproduceErrorMessageBuilder appendClientYamlSuiteProperties() {
             return appendProperties(
                 OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.REST_TESTS_SUITE,
-                OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.REST_TESTS_BLACKLIST
+                OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.REST_TESTS_DENYLIST
             );
         }
 
diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/rest/yaml/OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/rest/yaml/OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.java
index 5a404ccd4b9..70e3adbefbf 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/rest/yaml/OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/test/rest/yaml/OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase.java
@@ -89,14 +89,14 @@ public abstract class OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase extends OpenSearchRestTe
     public static final String REST_TESTS_SUITE = "tests.rest.suite";
     /**
      * Property that allows to denylist some of the REST tests based on a comma separated list of globs
-     * e.g. "-Dtests.rest.blacklist=get/10_basic/*"
+     * e.g. "-Dtests.rest.denylist=get/10_basic/*"
      */
-    public static final String REST_TESTS_BLACKLIST = "tests.rest.blacklist";
+    public static final String REST_TESTS_DENYLIST = "tests.rest.denylist";
     /**
-     * We use tests.rest.blacklist in build files to denylist tests; this property enables a user to add additional denylisted tests on
+     * We use tests.rest.denylist in build files to denylist tests; this property enables a user to add additional denylisted tests on
      * top of the tests denylisted in the build.
      */
-    public static final String REST_TESTS_BLACKLIST_ADDITIONS = "tests.rest.blacklist_additions";
+    public static final String REST_TESTS_DENYLIST_ADDITIONS = "tests.rest.denylist_additions";
     /**
      * Property that allows to control whether spec validation is enabled or not (default true).
      */
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ public abstract class OpenSearchClientYamlSuiteTestCase extends OpenSearchRestTe
             clientYamlTestClient = initClientYamlTestClient(restSpec, client(), hosts, minVersion, masterVersion);
             restTestExecutionContext = new ClientYamlTestExecutionContext(clientYamlTestClient, randomizeContentType());
             adminExecutionContext = new ClientYamlTestExecutionContext(clientYamlTestClient, false);
-            final String[] denylist = resolvePathsProperty(REST_TESTS_BLACKLIST, null);
+            final String[] denylist = resolvePathsProperty(REST_TESTS_DENYLIST, null);
             denylistPathMatchers = new ArrayList<>();
             for (final String entry : denylist) {
                 denylistPathMatchers.add(new BlacklistedPathPatternMatcher(entry));
             }
-            final String[] denylistAdditions = resolvePathsProperty(REST_TESTS_BLACKLIST_ADDITIONS, null);
+            final String[] denylistAdditions = resolvePathsProperty(REST_TESTS_DENYLIST_ADDITIONS, null);
             for (final String entry : denylistAdditions) {
                 denylistPathMatchers.add(new BlacklistedPathPatternMatcher(entry));
             }