diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/40_routing.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/40_routing.yml
index d08c9b6795e95..7a2706ffe3863 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/40_routing.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/40_routing.yml
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ routing:
             index:
               number_of_shards: 5
               number_of_routing_shards: 5
-              auto_expand_replicas: 0-1
-
-  - do:
-      cluster.health:
-          wait_for_status: green
 
   - do:
       index:
@@ -51,15 +46,10 @@ requires routing:
           settings:
             index:
               number_of_shards: 5
-              auto_expand_replicas: 0-1
           mappings:
             _routing:
               required: true
 
-  - do:
-      cluster.health:
-        wait_for_status: green
-
   - do:
       index:
         index:   test_1
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/60_realtime_refresh.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/60_realtime_refresh.yml
index a5baf94d2123b..dc6e591c27986 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/60_realtime_refresh.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/yamlRestTest/resources/rest-api-spec/test/mget/60_realtime_refresh.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
           settings:
             index:
               refresh_interval: -1
-              auto_expand_replicas: 0-1
-
- - do:
-      cluster.health:
-          wait_for_status: green
 
  - do:
       index: