diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
index e857e6ac7fbfa..00e9e36b1f76a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ilm/qa/multi-node/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/indexlifecycle/TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT.java
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.equalTo;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.greaterThan;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.not;
+import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.nullValue;
 
 public class TimeSeriesLifecycleActionsIT extends ESRestTestCase {
     private String index;
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ public void testRetryFailedShrinkAction() throws Exception {
             assertThat(getStepKeyForIndex(shrunkenIndex), equalTo(TerminalPolicyStep.KEY));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_SHARDS), equalTo(String.valueOf(expectedFinalShards)));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_BLOCKS_WRITE_SETTING.getKey()), equalTo("true"));
+            assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_ROUTING_REQUIRE_GROUP_SETTING.getKey() + "_id"), nullValue());
         });
         expectThrows(ResponseException.class, this::indexDocument);
     }
@@ -462,6 +464,7 @@ public void testShrinkAction() throws Exception {
             assertThat(getStepKeyForIndex(shrunkenIndex), equalTo(TerminalPolicyStep.KEY));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_SHARDS), equalTo(String.valueOf(expectedFinalShards)));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_BLOCKS_WRITE_SETTING.getKey()), equalTo("true"));
+            assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_ROUTING_REQUIRE_GROUP_SETTING.getKey() + "_id"), nullValue());
         });
         expectThrows(ResponseException.class, this::indexDocument);
     }
@@ -481,6 +484,7 @@ public void testShrinkSameShards() throws Exception {
             assertThat(getStepKeyForIndex(index), equalTo(TerminalPolicyStep.KEY));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_SHARDS), equalTo(String.valueOf(numberOfShards)));
             assertNull(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_BLOCKS_WRITE_SETTING.getKey()));
+            assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_ROUTING_REQUIRE_GROUP_SETTING.getKey() + "_id"), nullValue());
         });
     }
 
@@ -524,6 +528,7 @@ public void testShrinkDuringSnapshot() throws Exception {
             assertThat(getStepKeyForIndex(shrunkenIndex), equalTo(TerminalPolicyStep.KEY));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_SHARDS), equalTo(String.valueOf(1)));
             assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_BLOCKS_WRITE_SETTING.getKey()), equalTo("true"));
+            assertThat(settings.get(IndexMetaData.INDEX_ROUTING_REQUIRE_GROUP_SETTING.getKey() + "_id"), nullValue());
         }, 2, TimeUnit.MINUTES);
         expectThrows(ResponseException.class, this::indexDocument);
         // assert that snapshot succeeded