diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/date.csv-spec b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/date.csv-spec
index 536970197e16e..2e3bad8f7371c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/date.csv-spec
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/qa/testFixtures/src/main/resources/date.csv-spec
@@ -1479,7 +1479,7 @@ cnt:long
 ;
 
 implicit casting strings to dates for IN operator
-required_capability: string_literal_auto_casting
+required_capability: rangequery_for_datetime
 FROM employees
 | WHERE birth_date IN ("1953-04-20", "1958-10-31")
 | KEEP emp_no, first_name;
@@ -1490,8 +1490,8 @@ emp_no:integer | first_name:keyword
 10025          | Prasadram 
 ;
 
-IN operator with null in list, finds match#[skip:-8.13.99, reason: default date formatter is changed in 8.14]
-
+IN operator with null in list, finds match
+required_capability: rangequery_for_datetime
 FROM employees
 | EVAL x = NULL
 | WHERE birth_date IN (TO_DATETIME("1958-02-19T00:00:00Z"), x)
@@ -1501,8 +1501,8 @@ birth_date:datetime      | first_name:keyword
 1958-02-19T00:00:00.000Z | Saniya     
 ;
 
-IN operator with null in list, doesn't find match#[skip:-8.13.99, reason: default date formatter is changed in 8.14]
-
+IN operator with null in list, doesn't find match
+required_capability: rangequery_for_datetime
 FROM employees
 | EVAL x = NULL
 | WHERE birth_date IN (TO_DATETIME("1900-02-19T00:00:00Z"), x)
@@ -1511,8 +1511,8 @@ FROM employees
 birth_date:datetime      | first_name:keyword
 ;
 
-IN operator with null in list, doesn't find match, EVAL to check value#[skip:-8.13.99, reason: default date formatter is changed in 8.14]
-
+IN operator with null in list, doesn't find match, EVAL to check value
+required_capability: rangequery_for_datetime
 FROM employees
 | EVAL x = NULL
 | EVAL result = birth_date IN (TO_DATETIME("1900-02-19T00:00:00Z"), x)