diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index bd3e692fa88f1..881b7bf3669e2 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -462,12 +462,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.indices.stats.IndexStatsIT
   method: testThrottleStats
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/126359
-- class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.expression.function.aggregate.SampleTests
-  method: testGroupingAggregate {TestCase=<long unicode KEYWORDs>}
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127950
-- class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.esql.expression.function.aggregate.SampleTests
-  method: testGroupingAggregate {TestCase=<long unicode TEXTs>}
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127951
 - class: org.elasticsearch.search.vectors.IVFKnnFloatVectorQueryTests
   method: testRandomWithFilter
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/127963
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/aggregate/SampleTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/aggregate/SampleTests.java
index 61ad7345a4a7b..8249532d5bcc9 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/aggregate/SampleTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/esql/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/esql/expression/function/aggregate/SampleTests.java
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ public static Iterable<Object[]> parameters() {
                 MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.booleanCases(1, 1000),
                 MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.ipCases(1, 1000),
                 MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.versionCases(1, 1000),
-                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.stringCases(1, 1000, DataType.KEYWORD),
-                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.stringCases(1, 1000, DataType.TEXT),
+                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.stringCases(1, 20, DataType.KEYWORD),
+                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.stringCases(1, 20, DataType.TEXT),
                 MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.geoPointCases(1, 1000, MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.IncludingAltitude.NO),
                 MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.cartesianPointCases(1, 1000, MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.IncludingAltitude.NO),
-                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.geoShapeCasesWithoutCircle(1, 100, MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.IncludingAltitude.NO),
-                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.cartesianShapeCasesWithoutCircle(1, 100, MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.IncludingAltitude.NO)
+                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.geoShapeCasesWithoutCircle(1, 20, MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.IncludingAltitude.NO),
+                MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.cartesianShapeCasesWithoutCircle(1, 20, MultiRowTestCaseSupplier.IncludingAltitude.NO)
             )
                 .flatMap(List::stream)
                 .map(fieldCaseSupplier -> makeSupplier(fieldCaseSupplier, limitCaseSupplier))