diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexIT.java b/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexIT.java
index 5f219bd8ce592..ada8a01ed7f8c 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexIT.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexIT.java
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ public void testRetryPointInTime() throws Exception {
         final String pitId = client().execute(TransportOpenPointInTimeAction.TYPE, openPointInTimeRequest).actionGet().getPointInTimeId();
         try {
             assertNoFailuresAndResponse(
-                prepareSearch().setIndices(indexName).setPreference(null).setPointInTime(new PointInTimeBuilder(pitId)),
+                prepareSearch().setPreference(null).setPointInTime(new PointInTimeBuilder(pitId)),
                 searchResponse -> {
                     assertThat(searchResponse.pointInTimeId(), equalTo(pitId));
                     assertHitCount(searchResponse, numDocs);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexTests.java
index faeaee2da9307..2c1b2f7d8f3e2 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/frozen-indices/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/index/engine/frozen/FrozenIndexTests.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public void testCloseFreezeAndOpen() throws Exception {
         try {
             for (int from = 0; from < 3; from++) {
                 searchResponse = client().prepareSearch()
-                    .setIndicesOptions(IndicesOptions.STRICT_EXPAND_OPEN_FORBID_CLOSED)
                     .setPointInTime(new PointInTimeBuilder(pitId))
                     .setSize(1)
                     .setFrom(from)