diff --git a/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/dense-vector/20_special_cases.yml b/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/dense-vector/20_special_cases.yml
index 59c11d81fcc1b..0520fe792e175 100644
--- a/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/dense-vector/20_special_cases.yml
+++ b/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/dense-vector/20_special_cases.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ setup:
         body:
           settings:
             number_of_replicas: 0
+            # we need to have 1 shard to get request failure in test "Dense vectors should error with sparse vector functions"
+            number_of_shards: 1
           mappings:
             properties:
               my_dense_vector:
@@ -125,10 +127,6 @@ setup:
 ---
 "Dense vectors should error with sparse vector functions":
 
-- skip:
-    version: "all"
-    reason: "awaits fix in #39218"
-
 - do:
     index:
       index: test-index
diff --git a/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/sparse-vector/20_special_cases.yml b/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/sparse-vector/20_special_cases.yml
index cfc23a522bee1..3b128ccaf802e 100644
--- a/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/sparse-vector/20_special_cases.yml
+++ b/modules/mapper-extras/src/test/resources/rest-api-spec/test/sparse-vector/20_special_cases.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ setup:
         body:
           settings:
             number_of_replicas: 0
+            # we need to have 1 shard to get request failure in test "Sparse vectors should error with dense vector functions"
+            number_of_shards: 1
           mappings:
             properties:
               my_sparse_vector:
@@ -176,10 +178,6 @@ setup:
 ---
 "Sparse vectors should error with dense vector functions":
 
-- skip:
-    version: "all"
-    reason: "awaits fix in #39218"
-
 - do:
     index:
       index: test-index