diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 184c3a61b6f2f..d271464a6e811 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -390,9 +390,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.inference.integration.AuthorizationTaskExecutorIT
   method: testEndpointGetsUpdated_GivenFingerprintChanges_FromNull
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/143845
-- class: org.elasticsearch.compute.aggregation.HistogramMergeTDigestAggregatorFunctionTests
-  method: testSimpleWithCranky
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/143860
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.inference.integration.AuthorizationTaskExecutorIT
   method: testCreatesEisChatCompletionEndpoint
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/140849
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolder.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolder.java
index 3ebab87bc58ce..05db791609f1b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolder.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolder.java
@@ -96,8 +96,17 @@ private static class BreakingBytesStreamOutput extends StreamOutput implements R
 
         BreakingBytesStreamOutput(CircuitBreaker breaker) {
             this.breaker = breaker;
-            this.delegate = new BreakingBytesRefBuilder(breaker, CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LABEL);
-            breaker.addEstimateBytesAndMaybeBreak(SHALLOW_SIZE, CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LABEL);
+            BreakingBytesRefBuilder delegate = new BreakingBytesRefBuilder(breaker, CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LABEL);
+            boolean success = false;
+            try {
+                breaker.addEstimateBytesAndMaybeBreak(SHALLOW_SIZE, CIRCUIT_BREAKER_LABEL);
+                success = true;
+            } finally {
+                if (success == false) {
+                    Releasables.close(delegate);
+                }
+            }
+            this.delegate = delegate;
         }
 
         void clear() {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolderTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolderTests.java
index 1c2eb581b86b1..1f30cf029638b 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolderTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/compute/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/compute/data/BreakingTDigestHolderTests.java
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ public void testCrankyCircuitBreaker() {
                 }
             }
         });
+        assertThat(breaker.getUsed(), equalTo(0L));
     }
 
     private TDigestHolder randomStandaloneTDigestHolder() {