diff --git a/docs/changelog/142834.yaml b/docs/changelog/142834.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..9d3f49f3fed9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/changelog/142834.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+area: ES|QL
+issues: []
+pr: 142834
+summary: Remove snapshot protection from node reduce late materialization
+type: feature
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
index 9819e25975e8c..aa1be58190242 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/action/EsqlCapabilities.java
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ public enum Cap {
         /**
          * Enables late materialization on node reduce. See also QueryPragmas.NODE_LEVEL_REDUCTION
          */
-        ENABLE_REDUCE_NODE_LATE_MATERIALIZATION(Build.current().isSnapshot()),
+        ENABLE_REDUCE_NODE_LATE_MATERIALIZATION,
 
         /**
          * {@link ReplaceStatsFilteredOrNullAggWithEval} now replaces an