diff --git a/ttl_test.py b/ttl_test.py
index b9845acfdd..6f2eeaed8e 100644
--- a/ttl_test.py
+++ b/ttl_test.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 import os
 import time
+import datetime
+
 import pytest
 import logging
 
@@ -362,21 +364,13 @@ def test_expiration_overflow_policy_reject(self):
     def test_expiration_overflow_policy_reject_default_ttl(self):
         self._base_expiration_overflow_policy_test(default_ttl=True, policy='REJECT')
 
-    @since('4.2')
-    def test_expiration_overflow_policy_none(self):
-        self._base_expiration_overflow_policy_test(default_ttl=False, policy='NONE')
-
-    @since('4.2')
-    def test_expiration_overflow_policy_none_default_ttl(self):
-        self._base_expiration_overflow_policy_test(default_ttl=True, policy='NONE')
-
     def _base_expiration_overflow_policy_test(self, default_ttl, policy):
         """
         Checks that expiration date overflow policy is correctly applied
         @jira_ticket CASSANDRA-14092 and CASSANDRA-14227
-
-        Notice this is using the legacy 20y limitation. Newer versions support up to 68y
         """
+        # Post 4.2 C14227 won't overflow until year 2086
+        overflow_policy_applies = self.cluster.version() < '4.2' or datetime.date.today().year >= 2086
         MAX_TTL = 20 * 365 * 24 * 60 * 60  # 20 years in seconds
         default_time_to_live = MAX_TTL if default_ttl else None
         self.prepare(default_time_to_live=default_time_to_live)
@@ -394,9 +388,9 @@ def _base_expiration_overflow_policy_test(self, default_ttl, policy):
         try:
             result = self.session1.execute_async(query + ";")
             result.result()
-            if policy == 'REJECT':
+            if policy == 'REJECT' and overflow_policy_applies:
                 pytest.fail("should throw InvalidRequest")
-            if self.cluster.version() >= '3.0':  # client warn only on 3.0+
+            if self.cluster.version() >= '3.0' and overflow_policy_applies:  # client warn only on 3.0+
                 if policy == 'CAP':
                     logger.debug("Warning is {}".format(result.warnings[0]))
                     assert 'exceeds maximum supported expiration' in result.warnings[0], 'Warning not found'
@@ -409,10 +403,10 @@ def _base_expiration_overflow_policy_test(self, default_ttl, policy):
 
         self.cluster.flush()
         # Data should be present unless policy is reject
-        assert_row_count(self.session1, 'ttl_table', 0 if policy == 'REJECT' else 1)
+        assert_row_count(self.session1, 'ttl_table', 0 if (policy == 'REJECT' and overflow_policy_applies) else 1)
 
         # Check that warning is always logged, unless policy is REJECT
-        if policy != 'REJECT' and policy != 'NONE':
+        if policy != 'REJECT' and overflow_policy_applies:
             node1 = self.cluster.nodelist()[0]
             prefix = 'default ' if default_ttl else ''
             warning = node1.grep_log("Request on table {}.{} with {}ttl of {} seconds exceeds maximum supported expiration"