diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index b41da58379675..3f09aa4013cc0 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -143,9 +143,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.datastreams.DataStreamsClientYamlTestSuiteIT
   method: test {p0=data_stream/120_data_streams_stats/Multiple data stream}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/118217
-- class: org.elasticsearch.action.search.SearchQueryThenFetchAsyncActionTests
-  method: testBottomFieldSort
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/118214
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.searchablesnapshots.RetrySearchIntegTests
   method: testSearcherId
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/118374
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchQueryThenFetchAsyncActionTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchQueryThenFetchAsyncActionTests.java
index f005f862720ff..661a9fd8c854c 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchQueryThenFetchAsyncActionTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/search/SearchQueryThenFetchAsyncActionTests.java
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ protected void run() {
                 assertFalse(canReturnNullResponse.get());
                 assertThat(numWithTopDocs.get(), equalTo(0));
             } else {
-                assertTrue(canReturnNullResponse.get());
                 if (withCollapse) {
                     assertThat(numWithTopDocs.get(), equalTo(0));
                 } else {