diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ServerlessClusterStatsShouldNotExposeSkipUnavailableIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/action/admin/cluster/stats/ServerlessClusterStatsShouldNotExposeSkipUnavailableIT.java
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-/*
- * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
- * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the "Elastic License
- * 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 only", and the "Server Side
- * Public License v 1"; you may not use this file except in compliance with, at
- * your election, the "Elastic License 2.0", the "GNU Affero General Public
- * License v3.0 only", or the "Server Side Public License, v 1".
- */
-
-package org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.stats;
-
-import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Setting;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.settings.Settings;
-import org.elasticsearch.common.util.CollectionUtils;
-import org.elasticsearch.plugins.ClusterPlugin;
-import org.elasticsearch.plugins.Plugin;
-import org.elasticsearch.test.AbstractMultiClustersTestCase;
-import org.hamcrest.Matchers;
-
-import java.util.Collection;
-import java.util.List;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Optional;
-
-import static org.elasticsearch.test.hamcrest.ElasticsearchAssertions.assertResponse;
-
-// TODO: Move this test to the Serverless repo once the IT framework is ready there.
-public class ServerlessClusterStatsShouldNotExposeSkipUnavailableIT extends AbstractMultiClustersTestCase {
-    private static final String LINKED_CLUSTER_1 = "cluster-a";
-
-    public static class CpsPlugin extends Plugin implements ClusterPlugin {
-        @Override
-        public List<Setting<?>> getSettings() {
-            return List.of(CpsEnableSetting);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private static final Setting<String> CpsEnableSetting = Setting.simpleString(
-        "serverless.cross_project.enabled",
-        Setting.Property.NodeScope
-    );
-
-    @Override
-    protected List<String> remoteClusterAlias() {
-        return List.of(LINKED_CLUSTER_1);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> nodePlugins(String clusterAlias) {
-        return CollectionUtils.appendToCopy(super.nodePlugins(clusterAlias), CpsPlugin.class);
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected Settings nodeSettings() {
-        return Settings.builder().put(super.nodeSettings()).put("serverless.cross_project.enabled", "true").build();
-    }
-
-    @Override
-    protected Map<String, Boolean> skipUnavailableForRemoteClusters() {
-        return Map.of(LINKED_CLUSTER_1, randomBoolean());
-    }
-
-    public void testSkipUnavailableShouldNotBeExposed() throws Exception {
-        assertResponse(
-            client().execute(TransportClusterStatsAction.TYPE, new ClusterStatsRequest(/* Do include remotes */ true)),
-            result -> {
-                // In the Serverless environment, skip_unavailable should map to `Optional.empty()`.
-                assertThat(result.getRemoteClustersStats().get(LINKED_CLUSTER_1).skipUnavailable(), Matchers.is(Optional.empty()));
-                // When this result is serialised to JSON, it should not mention `skip_unavailable`.
-                assertThat(result.toString().contains("skip_unavailable"), Matchers.is(false));
-            }
-        );
-    }
-}