diff --git a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java
index 4c34867c90e19..c452feb3aaf24 100644
--- a/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java
+++ b/test/framework/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/test/rest/ESRestTestCase.java
@@ -546,8 +546,14 @@ protected boolean preserveTemplatesUponCompletion() {
      */
     protected boolean resetFeatureStates() {
         try {
+            final Version minimumNodeVersion = minimumNodeVersion();
+            // Reset feature state API was introduced in 7.13.0
+            if (minimumNodeVersion.before(Version.V_7_13_0)) {
+                return false;
+            }
+
             // ML reset fails when ML is disabled in versions before 8.7
-            if (isMlEnabled() == false && minimumNodeVersion().before(Version.V_8_7_0)) {
+            if (isMlEnabled() == false && minimumNodeVersion.before(Version.V_8_7_0)) {
                 return false;
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {