diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml b/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml
index b2c263d291557..8330ea1555def 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/multi_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -243,82 +243,3 @@ teardown:
                   tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
                   only_score_pruned_tokens: true
   - match: { hits.total.value: 0 }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"smells":1.0}, {"bad": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config:
-                  tokens_freq_ratio_threshold: 1
-                  tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
-                  only_score_pruned_tokens: false
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 5 }
-  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.source_text: "the octopus comforter smells" }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search with default pruning config":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"smells":1.0}, {"bad": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config: {}
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 5 }
-  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.source_text: "the octopus comforter smells" }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search only scoring pruned tokens":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"smells":1.0}, {"bad": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config:
-                  tokens_freq_ratio_threshold: 4
-                  tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
-                  only_score_pruned_tokens: true
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 0 }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search that prunes tokens based on frequency":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"octopus":1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"is": 1.0}, {"the": 1.0}, {"best": 1.0}, {"of": 1.0}, {"the": 1.0}, {"bunch": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config:
-                  tokens_freq_ratio_threshold: 3
-                  tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
-                  only_score_pruned_tokens: true
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 0 }
diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml b/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml
index b2c263d291557..8330ea1555def 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/ml/qa/multi-cluster-tests-with-security/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/remote_cluster/50_sparse_vector.yml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ teardown:
         index: index-with-sparse-vector
         body:
           query:
-            text_expansion:
+            sparse_vector:
               ml.tokens:
                 model_id: text_expansion_model
                 model_text: "octopus comforter smells"
@@ -243,82 +243,3 @@ teardown:
                   tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
                   only_score_pruned_tokens: true
   - match: { hits.total.value: 0 }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"smells":1.0}, {"bad": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config:
-                  tokens_freq_ratio_threshold: 1
-                  tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
-                  only_score_pruned_tokens: false
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 5 }
-  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.source_text: "the octopus comforter smells" }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search with default pruning config":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"smells":1.0}, {"bad": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config: {}
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 5 }
-  - match: { hits.hits.0._source.source_text: "the octopus comforter smells" }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search only scoring pruned tokens":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"smells":1.0}, {"bad": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config:
-                  tokens_freq_ratio_threshold: 4
-                  tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
-                  only_score_pruned_tokens: true
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 0 }
-
----
-"Test weighted tokens search that prunes tokens based on frequency":
-  - skip:
-      version: " - 8.12.99"
-      reason: "weighted token search introduced in 8.13.0"
-
-  - do:
-      search:
-        index: index-with-sparse-vector
-        body:
-          query:
-            weighted_tokens:
-              ml.tokens:
-                tokens: [{"the": 1.0}, {"octopus":1.0}, {"comforter":1.0}, {"is": 1.0}, {"the": 1.0}, {"best": 1.0}, {"of": 1.0}, {"the": 1.0}, {"bunch": 1.0}]
-                pruning_config:
-                  tokens_freq_ratio_threshold: 3
-                  tokens_weight_threshold: 0.4
-                  only_score_pruned_tokens: true
-  - match: { hits.total.value: 0 }