diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/10_histogram.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/10_histogram.yml
index 298c5eddc113d..c400ff22b62d7 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/10_histogram.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/10_histogram.yml
@@ -678,11 +678,6 @@ setup:
           - '{"index": {}}'
           - '{"date": "2016-03-01"}'
 
-  - do:
-      indices.forcemerge:
-        index: test_2
-        max_num_segments: 1
-
   - do:
       search:
         index: test_2
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/230_composite.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/230_composite.yml
index 2fd941156cb9f..3cf9b6086557d 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/230_composite.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/230_composite.yml
@@ -1102,11 +1102,6 @@ setup:
           - '{"index": {}}'
           - '{"date": "2016-03-01"}'
 
-  - do:
-      indices.forcemerge:
-        index: test_2
-        max_num_segments: 1
-
   - do:
       search:
         index: test_2
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/330_auto_date_histogram.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/330_auto_date_histogram.yml
index c69c3406d2a12..150f6c14b97d3 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/330_auto_date_histogram.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/330_auto_date_histogram.yml
@@ -133,11 +133,6 @@ setup:
           - '{"index": {}}'
           - '{"date": "2020-03-09", "v": 4}'
 
-  - do:
-      indices.forcemerge:
-        index: test_profile
-        max_num_segments: 1
-
   - do:
       search:
         index: test_profile
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/360_date_histogram.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/360_date_histogram.yml
index 4d39ad7039a0f..e2c6213adfd0f 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/360_date_histogram.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/360_date_histogram.yml
@@ -140,11 +140,6 @@ setup:
           - '{"index": {}}'
           - '{"date": "2025-02-14"}'
 
-  - do:
-      indices.forcemerge:
-        index: dhisto-agg-w-query
-        max_num_segments: 1
-
   - do:
       search:
         index: dhisto-agg-w-query
diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/40_range.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/40_range.yml
index 4557c5ae3762d..0b71eabe92f11 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/40_range.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/search.aggregation/40_range.yml
@@ -568,11 +568,6 @@ setup:
           - '{"index": {}}'
           - '{"double" : 50}'
 
-  - do:
-      indices.forcemerge:
-        index: test_profile
-        max_num_segments: 1
-
   - do:
       search:
         index: test_profile