diff --git a/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js b/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js
index a74620b696d1..616e2297b2f5 100644
--- a/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js
+++ b/test/functional/apps/management/_index_pattern_create_delete.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export default function({ getService, getPageObjects }) {
 
     describe('special character handling', () => {
       it('should handle special charaters in template input', async () => {
-        await PageObjects.settings.clickOptionalAddNewButton();
+        await PageObjects.settings.clickAddNewIndexPatternButton();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         await PageObjects.settings.setIndexPatternField({
           indexPatternName: '❤️',
diff --git a/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.ts b/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.ts
index 3f6036f58f0a..6dcd017335c8 100644
--- a/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.ts
+++ b/test/functional/page_objects/settings_page.ts
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ export function SettingsPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvider
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
         await this.clickKibanaIndexPatterns();
         await PageObjects.header.waitUntilLoadingHasFinished();
-        await this.clickOptionalAddNewButton();
+        await this.clickAddNewIndexPatternButton();
         if (!isStandardIndexPattern) {
           await this.clickCreateNewRollupButton();
         }
@@ -356,11 +356,8 @@ export function SettingsPageProvider({ getService, getPageObjects }: FtrProvider
       return await this.getIndexPatternIdFromUrl();
     }
 
-    // adding a method to check if the create index pattern button is visible when more than 1 index pattern is present
-    async clickOptionalAddNewButton() {
-      if (await testSubjects.isDisplayed('createIndexPatternButton')) {
-        await testSubjects.click('createIndexPatternButton');
-      }
+    async clickAddNewIndexPatternButton() {
+      await testSubjects.click('createIndexPatternButton');
     }
 
     async clickCreateNewRollupButton() {