diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkActionTests.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkActionTests.java
index 6161462f67333..bbea07a10c48d 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkActionTests.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/action/bulk/TransportBulkActionTests.java
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ public void testGetIndexWriteRequest() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(TransportBulkAction.getIndexWriteRequest(docAsUpsertRequest), indexRequest);
         assertEquals(TransportBulkAction.getIndexWriteRequest(scriptedUpsert), indexRequest);
 
-        DeleteRequest deleteRequest = new DeleteRequest("index", "id");
+        DeleteRequest deleteRequest = new DeleteRequest("index", "type", "id");
         assertNull(TransportBulkAction.getIndexWriteRequest(deleteRequest));
 
         UpdateRequest badUpsertRequest = new UpdateRequest("index", "type", "id1");