diff --git a/rest-api-spec/build.gradle b/rest-api-spec/build.gradle
index b294371996a48..ed3b2fbca86f9 100644
--- a/rest-api-spec/build.gradle
+++ b/rest-api-spec/build.gradle
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ tasks.named("yamlRestCompatTest").configure {
     // Skip these tests on Windows since the blacklist exceeds Windows CLI limits
     OS.current() != OS.WINDOWS
   }
+
   systemProperty 'tests.rest.blacklist', [
     'bulk/11_basic_with_types/Array of objects',
     'bulk/11_basic_with_types/Empty _id',
@@ -359,6 +360,9 @@ tasks.named("yamlRestCompatTest").configure {
 tasks.named("transformV7RestTests").configure({ task ->
   task.replaceMatch("_type", "_doc")
   task.addAllowedWarningRegex("\\[types removal\\].*")
+  task.replaceMatch("nodes.\$node_id.roles.1", "data_cold", "node_info role test") //remove once #71084 is backported
+  task.replaceMatch("nodes.\$node_id.roles.2", "data_content", "node_info role test") //remove once #71084 is backported
+  task.replaceMatch("nodes.\$node_id.roles.3", "data_frozen", "node_info role test") //remove once #71084 is backported
 })
 
 tasks.register('enforceYamlTestConvention').configure {