diff --git a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
index 940e542ff5bad..0f5df5350c117 100644
--- a/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
+++ b/server/src/internalClusterTest/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
@@ -2803,11 +2803,10 @@ public void testGetSnapshotsRequest() throws Exception {
         // take initial snapshot with a block, making sure we only get 1 in-progress snapshot returned
         // block a node so the create snapshot operation can remain in progress
         final String initialBlockedNode = blockNodeWithIndex(repositoryName, indexName);
-        ActionFuture<CreateSnapshotResponse> responseListener =
-            client.admin().cluster().prepareCreateSnapshot(repositoryName, "snap-on-empty-repo")
+        client.admin().cluster().prepareCreateSnapshot(repositoryName, "snap-on-empty-repo")
                 .setWaitForCompletion(false)
                 .setIndices(indexName)
-                .execute();
+                .get();
         waitForBlock(initialBlockedNode, repositoryName, TimeValue.timeValueSeconds(60)); // wait for block to kick in
         getSnapshotsResponse = client.admin().cluster()
                                    .prepareGetSnapshots("test-repo")
@@ -2816,7 +2815,6 @@ public void testGetSnapshotsRequest() throws Exception {
         assertEquals(1, getSnapshotsResponse.getSnapshots("test-repo").size());
         assertEquals("snap-on-empty-repo", getSnapshotsResponse.getSnapshots("test-repo").get(0).snapshotId().getName());
         unblockNode(repositoryName, initialBlockedNode); // unblock node
-        responseListener.actionGet(TimeValue.timeValueMillis(10000L)); // timeout after 10 seconds
         client.admin().cluster().prepareDeleteSnapshot(repositoryName, "snap-on-empty-repo").get();
 
         final int numSnapshots = randomIntBetween(1, 3) + 1;