diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java
index 86133be86ff36..65c369b9b11b8 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/opensearch/gateway/remote/RemoteClusterStateServiceTests.java
@@ -80,19 +80,15 @@ public void testFailWriteFullMetadataNonClusterManagerNode() throws IOException
         Assert.assertThat(manifest, nullValue());
     }
 
-    public void testFailWriteFullMetadataWhenRemoteStateDisabled() throws IOException {
+    public void testFailInitializationWhenRemoteStateDisabled() throws IOException {
         final Settings settings = Settings.builder().build();
-        remoteClusterStateService = spy(
-            new RemoteClusterStateService(
-                "test-node-id",
-                repositoriesServiceSupplier,
-                settings,
-                new ClusterSettings(settings, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS),
-                () -> 0L
-            )
-        );
-        final ClusterState clusterState = generateClusterStateWithOneIndex().nodes(nodesWithLocalNodeClusterManager()).build();
-        assertThrows(AssertionError.class, () -> remoteClusterStateService.writeFullMetadata(clusterState));
+        assertThrows(AssertionError.class, () -> new RemoteClusterStateService(
+            "test-node-id",
+            repositoriesServiceSupplier,
+            settings,
+            new ClusterSettings(settings, ClusterSettings.BUILT_IN_CLUSTER_SETTINGS),
+            () -> 0L
+        ));
     }
 
     public void testFailWriteFullMetadataWhenRepositoryNotSet() {