diff --git a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
index 927019a30bfcb..d5d52c150e457 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/org/elasticsearch/snapshots/SharedClusterSnapshotRestoreIT.java
@@ -842,8 +842,9 @@ public void testSnapshotFileFailureDuringSnapshot() throws InterruptedException
         }
     }
 
-    @AwaitsFix(bugUrl = "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch/issues/43498")
     public void testDataFileFailureDuringSnapshot() throws Exception {
+        disableRepoConsistencyCheck("This test intentionally leaves a broken repository");
+
         Client client = client();
         logger.info("-->  creating repository");
         assertAcked(client.admin().cluster().preparePutRepository("test-repo")