diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/multi_metric_job.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/multi_metric_job.ts
index 06dd0df9e470c..6163e99b5eaa4 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/multi_metric_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/multi_metric_job.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   describe('multi metric', function() {
     this.tags(['smoke', 'mlqa']);
     before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('ml/farequote');
+      await esArchiver.load('ml/farequote');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/population_job.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/population_job.ts
index cd88a9bba1769..7ccd9214591f2 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/population_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/population_job.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   describe('population', function() {
     this.tags(['smoke', 'mlqa']);
     before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('ml/ecommerce');
+      await esArchiver.load('ml/ecommerce');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/saved_search_job.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/saved_search_job.ts
index 2cca37a944563..5645bc7277d19 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/saved_search_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/saved_search_job.ts
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   describe('saved search', function() {
     this.tags(['smoke', 'mlqa']);
     before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('ml/farequote');
+      await esArchiver.load('ml/farequote');
     });
 
     after(async () => {
diff --git a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/single_metric_job.ts b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/single_metric_job.ts
index 6e640f7d173d5..06ec840b36aae 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/single_metric_job.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/functional/apps/machine_learning/anomaly_detection/single_metric_job.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ export default function({ getService }: FtrProviderContext) {
   describe('single metric', function() {
     this.tags(['smoke', 'mlqa']);
     before(async () => {
-      await esArchiver.loadIfNeeded('ml/farequote');
+      await esArchiver.load('ml/farequote');
     });
 
     after(async () => {