diff --git a/src/plugins/data/server/search/strategies/eql_search/eql_search_strategy.test.ts b/src/plugins/data/server/search/strategies/eql_search/eql_search_strategy.test.ts
index 58a5e875f7c93..d32080928d630 100644
--- a/src/plugins/data/server/search/strategies/eql_search/eql_search_strategy.test.ts
+++ b/src/plugins/data/server/search/strategies/eql_search/eql_search_strategy.test.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ describe('EQL search strategy', () => {
         expect(request).toEqual(
           expect.objectContaining({
             ignore_unavailable: true,
-            ignore_throttled: true,
           })
         );
       });