diff --git a/elasticsearch-api/spec/rest_api/skipped_tests_free.yml b/elasticsearch-api/spec/rest_api/skipped_tests_free.yml
index dfd8e2563..9e306fa5c 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-api/spec/rest_api/skipped_tests_free.yml
+++ b/elasticsearch-api/spec/rest_api/skipped_tests_free.yml
@@ -150,3 +150,6 @@
 -
   :file: 'simulate.ingest/10_basic.yml'
   :description: 'Test mapping validation from templates'
+-
+  :file: 'indices.split/40_routing_partition_size.yml'
+  :description: '*'