diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle b/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle
index b3ae34012aa38..8856ae1526a21 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle
+++ b/plugins/repository-hdfs/build.gradle
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-1/*
+/*
  * Licensed to Elasticsearch under one or more contributor
  * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
  * this work for additional information regarding copyright
@@ -214,25 +214,6 @@ RestIntegTestTask integTestSecureHa = project.tasks.create('integTestSecureHa',
   description = "Runs rest tests against an elasticsearch cluster with HDFS configured with HA Namenode and secured by MIT Kerberos."
 }
 
-if (rootProject.ext.compilerJavaVersion.isJava11()) {
-  // TODO remove when: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/31498
-  integTestRunner {
-    systemProperty 'tests.rest.blacklist', [
-            'hdfs_repository/30_snapshot/take snapshot',
-            'hdfs_repository/40_restore/Create a snapshot and then restore it',
-            'hdfs_repository/20_repository_verify/HDFS Repository Verify',
-            'hdfs_repository/30_snapshot_get/Get a snapshot',
-            'hdfs_repository/20_repository_create/HDFS Repository Creation',
-            'hdfs_repository/20_repository_delete/HDFS Delete Repository',
-            'hdfs_repository/30_snapshot_readonly/Get a snapshot - readonly',
-    ].join(',')
-  }
-}
-if (rootProject.ext.runtimeJavaVersion.isJava11() || rootProject.ext.compilerJavaVersion.isJava11()) {
-  // TODO remove when: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/31498
-  integTestHa.enabled = false
-}
-
 // Determine HDFS Fixture compatibility for the current build environment.
 boolean fixtureSupported = false
 if (Os.isFamily(Os.FAMILY_WINDOWS)) {
diff --git a/plugins/repository-hdfs/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy b/plugins/repository-hdfs/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy
index f6476f290bc34..897596bbd8546 100644
--- a/plugins/repository-hdfs/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy
+++ b/plugins/repository-hdfs/src/main/plugin-metadata/plugin-security.policy
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ grant {
 
   // Hadoop depends on OS level user information for simple authentication
   // Unix: UnixLoginModule: com.sun.security.auth.module.UnixSystem.UnixSystem init
+  permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "loadLibrary.jaas";
   permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "loadLibrary.jaas_unix";
   // Windows: NTLoginModule: com.sun.security.auth.module.NTSystem.loadNative
   permission java.lang.RuntimePermission "loadLibrary.jaas_nt";