diff --git a/muted-tests.yml b/muted-tests.yml
index 9c56d9c87e3ca..625813642eb60 100644
--- a/muted-tests.yml
+++ b/muted-tests.yml
@@ -240,9 +240,6 @@ tests:
 - class: org.elasticsearch.index.mapper.vectors.MultiDenseVectorScriptDocValuesTests
   method: testFloatGetVectorValueAndGetMagnitude
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116863
-- class: org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.allocator.DesiredBalanceReconcilerMetricsIT
-  method: testDesiredBalanceMetrics
-  issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116870
 - class: org.elasticsearch.xpack.inference.InferenceRestIT
   method: test {p0=inference/30_semantic_text_inference/Calculates embeddings using the default ELSER 2 endpoint}
   issue: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/116542
diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/allocator/DesiredBalanceReconcilerMetricsIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/allocator/DesiredBalanceReconcilerMetricsIT.java
index 9a71bf86388a4..b3ec4a5331180 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/allocator/DesiredBalanceReconcilerMetricsIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/cluster/routing/allocation/allocator/DesiredBalanceReconcilerMetricsIT.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 package org.elasticsearch.cluster.routing.allocation.allocator;
 
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.cluster.reroute.ClusterRerouteUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterInfoService;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.ClusterInfoServiceUtils;
 import org.elasticsearch.cluster.InternalClusterInfoService;
@@ -68,6 +69,7 @@ public void testDesiredBalanceMetrics() {
         final var infoService = (InternalClusterInfoService) internalCluster().getCurrentMasterNodeInstance(ClusterInfoService.class);
         ClusterInfoServiceUtils.setUpdateFrequency(infoService, TimeValue.timeValueMillis(200));
         assertNotNull("info should not be null", ClusterInfoServiceUtils.refresh(infoService));
+        ClusterRerouteUtils.reroute(client()); // ensure we leverage the latest cluster info
 
         final var telemetryPlugin = getTelemetryPlugin(internalCluster().getMasterName());
         telemetryPlugin.collect();