diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/index/92_flat_object_support_doc_values.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/index/92_flat_object_support_doc_values.yml
index 67c0a33496c42..9107940354b2f 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/index/92_flat_object_support_doc_values.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/index/92_flat_object_support_doc_values.yml
@@ -356,11 +356,6 @@ teardown:
                   term: {
                     order: "order8"
                   }
-                },
-                {
-                  regexp: {
-                    issue.labels.name: "ab.*"
-                  }
                 }
               ]
             }
@@ -369,6 +364,7 @@ teardown:
 
   - length: { hits.hits: 1 }
   - match: { hits.hits.0._source.order: "order8" }
+  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.issue.labels.name: "abc8" }
 
   - do:
       search: