diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/20_mix_typeless_typeful.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/20_mix_typeless_typeful.yml
index d196d5e5dd8c2..bb9157fe684f8 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/20_mix_typeless_typeful.yml
+++ b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.create/20_mix_typeless_typeful.yml
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@
  - do:
       index:
           index: test-1
-          type: my_type
           body: { bar: 42 }
 
  - do: