diff --git a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.data_stream/10_basic.yml b/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.data_stream/10_basic.yml
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--- a/rest-api-spec/src/main/resources/rest-api-spec/test/indices.data_stream/10_basic.yml
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----
-"Create data stream":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 7.6.99"
-      reason: available only in 7.7+
-
-  - do:
-      indices.create_data_stream:
-        name: simple-data-stream1
-        body:
-          timestamp_field: "@timestamp"
-  - is_true: acknowledged
-
-  - do:
-      indices.create_data_stream:
-        name: simple-data-stream2
-        body:
-          timestamp_field: "@timestamp2"
-  - is_true: acknowledged
-
-  - do:
-      indices.get_data_streams: {}
-  - match: { 0.name: simple-data-stream1 }
-  - match: { 0.timestamp_field: '@timestamp' }
-  - match: { 0.indices: [] }
-  - match: { 1.name: simple-data-stream2 }
-  - match: { 1.timestamp_field: '@timestamp2' }
-  - match: { 1.indices: [] }
-
-  - do:
-      indices.delete_data_stream:
-        name: simple-data-stream2
-  - is_true: acknowledged