diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java
index 3d39da60254fa..5640dd03257a9 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/search/basic/SearchWithRandomIOExceptionsIT.java
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@ protected Collection<Class<? extends Plugin>> nodePlugins() {
         return Arrays.asList(MockFSIndexStore.TestPlugin.class);
     }
 
+    public void testRemoveWhenAwaitsFixIsResolved() {
+    }
+
+    @AwaitsFix( bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/40948")
     public void testRandomDirectoryIOExceptions() throws IOException, InterruptedException, ExecutionException {
         String mapping = Strings.toString(XContentFactory.jsonBuilder().
             startObject().