diff --git a/manifests/2.10.0/opensearch-2.10.0-test.yml b/manifests/2.10.0/opensearch-2.10.0-test.yml
index e50fc62e00..6ba32078cf 100644
--- a/manifests/2.10.0/opensearch-2.10.0-test.yml
+++ b/manifests/2.10.0/opensearch-2.10.0-test.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,6 @@ components:
 
   - name: cross-cluster-replication
     integ-test:
-      topology:
-        - cluster_name: leader
-          data_nodes: 1
-          cluster_manager_nodes: 0
-        - cluster_name: follower
-          data_nodes: 1
-          cluster_manager_nodes: 0
       test-configs:
         - with-security
         - without-security