diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/enable.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/enable.ts
index 4dae456ed1cde..70e286b795720 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/enable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/security_and_spaces/tests/alerting/enable.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ export default function createEnableAlertTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContex
                 .auth(user.username, user.password)
                 .expect(200);
               expect(typeof updatedAlert.scheduled_task_id).to.eql('string');
-              expect(updatedAlert.execution_status.status).to.eql('pending');
               const { _source: taskRecord } = await getScheduledTask(
                 updatedAlert.scheduled_task_id
               );
diff --git a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/enable.ts b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/enable.ts
index 843f446e33ec7..f0b0d1f34a277 100644
--- a/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/enable.ts
+++ b/x-pack/test/alerting_api_integration/spaces_only/tests/alerting/enable.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ export default function createEnableAlertTests({ getService }: FtrProviderContex
         .set('kbn-xsrf', 'foo')
         .expect(200);
       expect(typeof updatedAlert.scheduled_task_id).to.eql('string');
-      expect(updatedAlert.execution_status.status).to.eql('pending');
       const { _source: taskRecord } = await getScheduledTask(updatedAlert.scheduled_task_id);
       expect(taskRecord.type).to.eql('task');
       expect(taskRecord.task.taskType).to.eql('alerting:test.noop');