diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/analytics/action/AnalyticsStatsAction.java b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/analytics/action/AnalyticsStatsAction.java
index 93aaee9c770a3..bbd20b3a6d36e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/analytics/action/AnalyticsStatsAction.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/core/src/main/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/core/analytics/action/AnalyticsStatsAction.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public NodeResponse(StreamInput in) throws IOException {
                 stringStatsUsage = 0;
                 topMetricsUsage = 0;
             }
-            if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_8_0_0)) { // Will drop to 7.8.0 after backport
+            if (in.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_7_8_0)) {
                 ttestUsage = in.readVLong();
             } else {
                 ttestUsage = 0;
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ public void writeTo(StreamOutput out) throws IOException {
                 out.writeVLong(stringStatsUsage);
                 out.writeVLong(topMetricsUsage);
             }
-            if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_8_0_0)) { // Will drop to 7.8.0 after backport
+            if (out.getVersion().onOrAfter(Version.V_7_8_0)) {
                 out.writeVLong(ttestUsage);
             }
         }