diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
index d0c1491090f7f..f9cf4bab85ecd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersions.java
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ static TransportVersion def(int id) {
     public static final TransportVersion ESQL_DRIVER_TASK_DESCRIPTION_8_19 = def(8_841_0_30);
     public static final TransportVersion ML_INFERENCE_HUGGING_FACE_CHAT_COMPLETION_ADDED_8_19 = def(8_841_0_31);
     public static final TransportVersion FIELD_CAPS_ADD_CLUSTER_ALIAS = def(8_841_0_32);
-    public static final TransportVersion INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM_BACKPORT_8_19 = def(8_841_0_33);
 
     /*
      * STOP! READ THIS FIRST! No, really,
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/GetDataStreamAction.java b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/GetDataStreamAction.java
index efcce1f9d5bfb..6300efaa11eb9 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/GetDataStreamAction.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/action/datastreams/GetDataStreamAction.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
  */
 package org.elasticsearch.action.datastreams;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.TransportVersion;
 import org.elasticsearch.TransportVersions;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionRequestValidationException;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.ActionResponse;
@@ -208,6 +209,10 @@ public enum ManagedBy {
 
         public static final ParseField DATA_STREAMS_FIELD = new ParseField("data_streams");
 
+        private static final TransportVersion INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM = TransportVersion.fromName(
+            "include_index_mode_in_get_data_stream"
+        );
+
         public static class DataStreamInfo implements SimpleDiffable<DataStreamInfo>, ToXContentObject {
 
             public static final ParseField STATUS_FIELD = new ParseField("status");
@@ -293,9 +298,7 @@ public DataStreamInfo(
                     : Map.of();
                 this.templatePreferIlmValue = in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(V_8_11_X) ? in.readBoolean() : true;
                 this.maximumTimestamp = in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.V_8_16_0) ? in.readOptionalVLong() : null;
-                this.indexMode = in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM_BACKPORT_8_19)
-                    ? in.readOptionalString()
-                    : null;
+                this.indexMode = in.getTransportVersion().supports(INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM) ? in.readOptionalString() : null;
             }
 
             public DataStream getDataStream() {
@@ -362,7 +365,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
                 if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.V_8_16_0)) {
                     out.writeOptionalVLong(maximumTimestamp);
                 }
-                if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM_BACKPORT_8_19)) {
+                if (out.getTransportVersion().supports(INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM)) {
                     out.writeOptionalString(indexMode);
                 }
             }
@@ -600,9 +603,7 @@ public IndexProperties(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
                     in.readBoolean(),
                     in.readOptionalString(),
                     in.readEnum(ManagedBy.class),
-                    in.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM_BACKPORT_8_19)
-                        ? in.readOptionalString()
-                        : "unknown"
+                    in.getTransportVersion().supports(INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM) ? in.readOptionalString() : "unknown"
                 );
             }
 
@@ -611,7 +612,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
                 out.writeBoolean(preferIlm);
                 out.writeOptionalString(ilmPolicyName);
                 out.writeEnum(managedBy);
-                if (out.getTransportVersion().onOrAfter(TransportVersions.INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM_BACKPORT_8_19)) {
+                if (out.getTransportVersion().supports(INCLUDE_INDEX_MODE_IN_GET_DATA_STREAM)) {
                     out.writeOptionalString(indexMode);
                 }
             }
diff --git a/server/src/main/resources/transport/definitions/referable/include_index_mode_in_get_data_stream.csv b/server/src/main/resources/transport/definitions/referable/include_index_mode_in_get_data_stream.csv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7c28d285164ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/main/resources/transport/definitions/referable/include_index_mode_in_get_data_stream.csv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+9023000,8841033
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersionTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersionTests.java
index 3b2a474e0d7f2..ae4368e344e74 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersionTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/TransportVersionTests.java
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ public void testTransportVersionsLocked() {
             "TransportVersions.java is locked. Generate transport versions with TransportVersion.fromName "
                 + "and generateTransportVersion gradle task",
             versions.get(versions.size() - 1).id(),
-            equalTo(8_841_0_33)
+            equalTo(8_841_0_32)
         );
     }
 }