diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreIT.java
index e8590aff79c88..589b64c3b0ab5 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/opensearch/remotestore/RemoteStoreIT.java
@@ -217,10 +217,7 @@ public void testStaleCommitDeletionWithInvokeFlush() throws Exception {
             } else {
                 // As delete is async its possible that the file gets created before the deletion or after
                 // deletion.
-                MatcherAssert.assertThat(
-                    actualFileCount,
-                    is(oneOf(lastNMetadataFilesToKeep - 1, lastNMetadataFilesToKeep, lastNMetadataFilesToKeep + 1))
-                );
+                assertTrue(actualFileCount >= lastNMetadataFilesToKeep);
             }
         }, 30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
     }