diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 199bc20b47759..1b353cc25548d 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -503,9 +503,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.indices.cluster.RemoteSearchForceConnectTimeoutIT
   method: testTimeoutSetting
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/131656
-- class: org.elasticsearch.index.engine.MergeWithLowDiskSpaceIT
-  method: testRelocationWhileForceMerging
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/131789
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.stack.StackYamlIT
   method: test {yaml=stack/10_basic/Test wrong data_stream type - logs from 9.2.0}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/131803
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/MergeWithLowDiskSpaceIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/MergeWithLowDiskSpaceIT.java
index 6e448caeeb705..ff1dde7ed5572 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/MergeWithLowDiskSpaceIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/MergeWithLowDiskSpaceIT.java
@@ -282,7 +282,10 @@ public void testRelocationWhileForceMerging() throws Exception {
         ensureStableCluster(1);
         setTotalSpace(node1, Long.MAX_VALUE);
         String indexName = randomAlphaOfLength(10).toLowerCase(Locale.ROOT);
-        prepareCreate(indexName, indexSettings(1, 0)).get();
+        createIndex(
+            indexName,
+            Settings.builder().put(IndexMetadata.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_REPLICAS, 0).put(IndexMetadata.SETTING_NUMBER_OF_SHARDS, 1).build()
+        );
         // get current disk space usage (for all indices on the node)
         IndicesStatsResponse stats = indicesAdmin().prepareStats().clear().setStore(true).get();
         long usedDiskSpaceAfterIndexing = stats.getTotal().getStore().sizeInBytes();