diff --git a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/esnative/ReservedRealmTests.java b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/esnative/ReservedRealmTests.java
index a56db450ab893..dffbe6b3eaa4e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/esnative/ReservedRealmTests.java
+++ b/x-pack/plugin/security/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/xpack/security/authc/esnative/ReservedRealmTests.java
@@ -456,7 +456,6 @@ private void verifyVersionPredicate(String principal, Predicate<Version> version
                 assertThat(versionPredicate.test(Version.V_6_3_0), is(true));
                 break;
             case APMSystemUser.NAME:
-                assertThat(versionPredicate.test(Version.V_5_6_9), is(false));
                 assertThat(versionPredicate.test(Version.V_6_4_0), is(false));
                 assertThat(versionPredicate.test(Version.V_6_5_0), is(true));
                 break;