diff --git a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/simple/SimpleSearchIT.java b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/simple/SimpleSearchIT.java
index 8a81c49f71c..27cc3d3cfb8 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/simple/SimpleSearchIT.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/simple/SimpleSearchIT.java
@@ -333,9 +333,9 @@ public class SimpleSearchIT extends ESIntegTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testQueryNumericFieldWithRegex() throws Exception {
-        createIndex("idx");
-        indexRandom(true, client().prepareIndex("idx", "type").setSource("num", 34));
-        
+        assertAcked(prepareCreate("idx").addMapping("type", "num", "type=integer"));
+        ensureGreen("idx");
+
         try {
             client().prepareSearch("idx").setQuery(QueryBuilders.regexpQuery("num", "34")).get();
             fail("SearchPhaseExecutionException should have been thrown");